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Surroundings:

Constantinople, Cistern of TheodosiusConstantinople, Cistern of TheodosiusTheodosius Cistern of ConstantinopleConstantinople, Cistern of TheodosiusConstantinople, Cistern of TheodosiusThe Church of Saint Euphemia in the HippodromePalace of AntiochusPalace of AntiochusHippodrome Spina Serpents ColumnHippodrome Spina SerpentsHippodrome ConstantinopleHippodrome Spina ObeliskHippodrome Spina Obelisk PedestalHippodrome Spina Obelisk PedestalHippodrome Spina Obelisk PedestalHippodrome Spina Obelisk 2Hippodrome Spina Obelisk 2 InscriptionBase of the Theodosius Obelisk in the HippodromeSouthwest side of Theodosius ObeliskBase of the Theodosius Obelisk in the HippodromeSouthwest side of Theodosius ObeliskBase of the Theodosius Obelisk in the Hippodrome - detailSouthwest side of Theodosius ObeliskSouthwest side of the Theodosius Obelisk.Obelisk of Theodosius - DikilitaşBase of the Theodosius Obelisk in the HippodromeSouthwest sideSerpent Column from Delphoi,ConstantinopleConstantinople, Serpent Column - locationSerpent Column from Delphoi, Constantinople

Location:

  • Türkiye, Istanbul
  • geo:41.007263,28.97386
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

  • 330~ / unknown

Class:

  • Aqueduct
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=29802

Annotations

Binbirdirek Cistern - Cistern of 1001 Columns  also known as Cistern of Philoxenos is the second largest underground cistern in ancient Constantinople (after the Basilica Cistern), perhaps dates to the period  of Constantine the Great, who founded New Rome (Constantinople) in 330 AD. It is situated between the Forum of Constantine and the Hippodrome of Constantinople in the Sultanahmet. The 212 columns (originally 224), each 14 to 15 meters tall, are made of marble from nearby Marmara Island. The cistern was restored by Justinian I during his renovatio imperii, in the 6th century.

See:

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304233932/http://veryturkey.com/destination-info/istanbul/binbirdirek-cistern-or-sarnici

Nearby

Constantinople, Cistern of Theodosius

Water reservoir. Şerefiye Sarnıcı.

Constantinople, Antiochos' palace - Saint Euphemia Church

The Palace of Antiochos - martyrion of of St Euphemia in the Hippodrom.

Palace of Antiochus

Palace of Antiochus


This object was added by Ludwinski on 2016-12-01. Last update by Elżbieta on 2023-11-30. Persistent URI: http://vici.org/vici/29802 . Download as RDF/XML, GeoJSON, KML.
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