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Basilica Cistern in Istanbul

This awesome columned cavern was the water reservoir for both the Grand Palace of the Byzantine Empire and for the Ottoman Turks’ Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.

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Posts Tagged underground cistern – basilica cistern – yerebatan sarnici

Basilica Cistern in Istanbul

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