Basilica Cistern

The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of , . The cistern, located 150 metres southwest of the on the historical peninsula of , was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine emperor Justinian I.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 42 metres (138 feet)
  • …is also known as “Basilica Cistern (Exit)”
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM–7:00 PM
  • Description: cistern of Byzantine Constantinople
  • Address: Yerebatan Caddesi 1, İstanbul, Fatih, 34110
  • Email: info@yerebatan.com

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hagia Sophia and Sultan Ahmed Square.
Myrabella, Public domain.
, officially the Grand… is situated 140 metres east of Basilica Cistern.
Antoine-François Andréossy, Public domain.
The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was… is situated 290 metres southwest of Basilica Cistern.
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The or the Seraglio, is a large museum… is situated 670 metres northeast of Basilica Cistern.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mollafenari and Beyazıt.
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , .
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is a suburb.
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, historically known as Pérama…

Basilica Cistern

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Latitude
41.00848° or 41° 0′ 31″ north
Longitude
28.97838° or 28° 58′ 42″ east
Open location code
8GHC2X5H+99
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11006008339
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­cistern
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
7522134
Wiki­data ID
Q216511

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Basilica Cistern” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خزان البازيليك الأرضي”
  • Arabic: “خزان البزايليك الأرضي”
  • Arabic: “صهريج البازيليك”
  • Armenian: “Ցիստեռնա բազիլիկա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bazilika sisterni”
  • Basque: “Basilika uhaska”
  • Basque: “Basilika zisterna”
  • Basque: “Yerebatan Sarnıcı”
  • Basque: “Yerebatan”
  • Bengali: “ব্যাসিলিকা সিস্টার্ন”
  • Bulgarian: “Базиликална цистерна”
  • Bulgarian: “Йеребатан сарнъджъ”
  • Catalan: “cisterna Basílica”
  • Catalan: “cisterna de la Basílica”
  • Catalan: “Cisterna de la Basílica”
  • Catalan: “Yerebatan Sarnıcı”
  • Chinese: “地下水宫”
  • Chinese: “地下水宫殿”
  • Chinese: “地下水宮殿”
  • Croatian: “Cisterna Bazilike”
  • Croatian: “Yerebatan Sarnıcı”
  • Czech: “Bazilika Cisterna”
  • Dutch: “Basilica Cisterne”
  • Dutch: “Yerebatan Cisterne”
  • Dutch: “Yerebatan Paleis”
  • Dutch: “Yerebatan”
  • Finnish: “Basilica Cistern”
  • Finnish: “Yerebatan Sarayı”
  • French: “Citerne Basilique”
  • French: “Yerebatan Sarayı”
  • German: “Cisterna Basilica”
  • German: “Versunkener Palast”
  • German: “Yerebatan Sarayi”
  • German: “Yerebatan Sarnıcı”
  • German: “Yerebatan Sarnıçı”
  • German: “Yerebatan-Zisterne”
  • Greek: “Βασιλική Κινστέρνα”
  • Greek: “Βασιλική Κιστέρνα”
  • Hebrew: “ירבאטאן”
  • Hungarian: “Elsüllyedt Palota”
  • Italian: “Basilica Cisterna”
  • Italian: “Cisterna Basilica”
  • Italian: “Yerebatan Sarayı”
  • Italian: “Yerebatan Sarnıcı”
  • Japanese: “イスタンブールの地下宮殿”
  • Japanese: “イスタンブル地下宮殿”
  • Kazakh: “Базилика цистернасы”
  • Korean: “바실리카 시스턴”
  • Korean: “예레바탄 사라이”
  • Korean: “지하 궁전”
  • Latvian: “Bazilikas cisterna”
  • Macedonian: “Цистерна Базилика”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Basilikacisterna”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Basilikacisternen”
  • Persian: “باسیلیکا سیسترن”
  • Polish: “Cysterna Bazyliki”
  • Polish: “Yerebatan Sarnıcı”
  • Polish: “Zatopiona Cysterna”
  • Portuguese: “Cisterna da Basílica”
  • Portuguese: “Yerebatan Saray”
  • Portuguese: “Yerebatan Sarayı”
  • Portuguese: “Yerebatan Sarnıcı”
  • Romanian: “Cisterna Basilică”
  • Russian: “Еребатан”
  • Russian: “Цистерна Базилика”
  • Serbian: “Cisterna Bazilika”
  • Serbian: “Цистерна Базилика”
  • Slovenian: “Cisterna bazilika”
  • Spanish: “Cisterna Basilica”
  • Spanish: “Cisterna Basílica”
  • Spanish: “Cisterna de Basilica”
  • Spanish: “Cisterna de Basílica”
  • Swedish: “Yerebatan saray”
  • Thai: “บาซิลิกาซิสเทิร์น”
  • Turkish: “Yeraltı sarnıcı”
  • Turkish: “Yerebatan Sarayı”
  • Turkish: “Yerebatan Sarnıcı”
  • Ukrainian: “Водосховище Базиліка”
  • Ukrainian: “Водосховище храму Святої Софії”
  • Ukrainian: “Цистерна Базиліка”
  • Uzbek: “Bazilika sardobasi”

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