Cistern of Philoxenos

The Cistern of Philoxenos, or Binbirdirek Cistern, is a man-made subterranean reservoir in , situated between the Forum of Constantine and the in the Sultanahmet district.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: cistern of Byzantine Constantinople
  • Also known as: “1001 Columns”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hagia Sophia and Sultan Ahmed Square.

Mosque
Photo: Myrabella, Public domain.
, officially the Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in , . It was formerly a church and a . is situated 480 metres east of Cistern of Philoxenos.

Square
Photo: Antoine-François Andréossy, Public domain.
The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a square in , Turkey, known as Sultanahmet Square. is situated 180 metres southeast of Cistern of Philoxenos.

Museum
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The is a museum in in district of , which first opened in 1914 and in 1983 moved into the palace of Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, the second grand vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent. is situated 150 metres south of Cistern of Philoxenos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mollafenari and Beyazıt.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 99. It is on the European side of .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Quarter
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is a quarter in district of . It is located along the northern shore of Marmara Sea. Up to recent times, is the center of the Armenian community of the city, boasting a school and several churches.

Cistern of Philoxenos

Latitude
41.00761° or 41° 0′ 27″ north
Longitude
28.97442° or 28° 58′ 28″ east
Open location code
8GHC2X5F+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2472730735
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
12324515
Wiki­data ID
Q2728644
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Cistern of Philoxenos” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “Binbirdirek Cistern”
  • Arabic: “متحف بنبيرديريك سارنيجي”
  • Azerbaijani: “Minbirdirək sarnıcı”
  • Bulgarian: “Цистерна на Филоксен”
  • Catalan: “cisterna de Filoxen”
  • Catalan: “Cisterna de Filoxen”
  • Catalan: “cisterna de les Mil i Una Columnes”
  • Chinese: “菲洛克塞諾斯蓄水池”
  • Chinese: “菲洛赫诺斯蓄水池”
  • Dutch: “Basilica van Philoxenos”
  • Dutch: “Cisterne van Philoxenos”
  • French: “citerne de Philoxenos”
  • French: “Citerne de Philoxenos”
  • German: “Binbirdirek-Zisterne”
  • German: “Philoxenos-Zisterne”
  • German: “Zisterne der 1001 Säulen”
  • German: “Zisterne des Philoxenos”
  • Greek: “Κινστέρνα του Φιλοξένου”
  • Greek: “Κινστέρνα Φιλοξένου”
  • Hungarian: “1001 oszlop”
  • Hungarian: “Binbirdirek Sarnıcı”
  • Hungarian: “Philoxenos ciszterna”
  • Italian: “Cisterna di Filosseno”
  • Macedonian: “Филоксенова цистерна”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Binbirdirekcisternen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Filoksenoscisterna”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Filoksenoscisternen”
  • Polish: “Cysterna Filoksenosa”
  • Polish: “Cysterna Tysiąca i Jednej Kolumny”
  • Portuguese: “Binbirdirek Sarnıcı”
  • Portuguese: “Cisterna Binbirdirek”
  • Portuguese: “Cisterna das 1001 Colunas”
  • Portuguese: “Cisterna de Binbirdirek”
  • Portuguese: “Cisterna de Filoxeno”
  • Portuguese: “Cisterna de Philoxenos”
  • Portuguese: “Cisterna de Philoxenus”
  • Russian: “Цистерна Филоксена”
  • Serbian: “Binbirdirek Sarnıcı”
  • Serbian: “Binbirdirek”
  • Serbian: “Filoksenova cisterna”
  • Serbian: “Κινστέρνα Φιλοξένου”
  • Serbian: “Филоксенова цистерна”
  • Serbian: “Цистерна 1001 стуба”
  • Slovenian: “Filoksenova cisterna”
  • Spanish: “Cisterna de Binbirdirek”
  • Spanish: “Cisterna de las mil columnas”
  • Spanish: “Cisterna de Philoxenos”
  • Swedish: “Philoxenoscisternen”
  • Turkish: “Binbirdirek Sarnıcı”
  • Turkish: “Filoksenos Sarnıcı”
  • Turkish: “Philoxenos Sarnıcı”
  • Ukrainian: “Цистерна Филоксена”
  • Ukrainian: “Цистерна Філоксена”

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