Istanbul, Turkey
Yerebatan Sarnıcı [Turkish]
Yerebatan Sarayı [Turkish]
Cisterna Basilica [Latin]
Architecture
structure overview
Architecture: Basilica Cistern
built
532-542
work type
patronage
Specifications
Specifications: Basilica Cistern
height
9.0 m
width
65.0 m
length
138.0 m
area
9,800 m²
Geography
Europe » Asia » Southern Europe » Western Asia » Turkey » Istanbul Province » Istanbul » Fatih » Alemdar
local language location name
İstanbul, Türkiye [Turkish]
historic location names
Istanbul
استانبول
(Istānbūl)
[Ottoman Turkish]
Constantinople
قسطنطينيه
(Qusṭanṭīnīya/Ḳosṭanṭīnīye)
[Ottoman Turkish]
Constantinople
Κωνσταντινούπολις
(Konstantinoúpolis)
[Greek]
Κωνσταντινούπολη
(Konstantinoúpoli)
[Greek]
Constantinopolis
[Latin]
historical affiliations
542-1204
1204-1261
1261-1453
1453-1923
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
I,
II,
III,
IV
designation
reference
356bis-001
Image characteristics
maximum image resolution
3,531 × 5,227 pixel
29.9 × 44.3 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
copyrights
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