Basilica Cistern

Built by Emperor Justinianus in 532, the Basilica Cistern is also known as the Basilica Cistern because it is located under the Stoa Basilica. The cistern is a giant structure that covers a rectangular area of ​​140 meters in length and 70 meters in width. There are 336 columns, each 9 meters high, inside the cistern, which can be accessed via a 52-step stone staircase. These columns, erected at intervals of 4.80 meters from each other, form 12 rows, 28 in each row.

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