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”, “1001 oszlop”, “Basilica van Philoxenos”, “Binbirdirek”, “Binbirdirek-Zisterne”, “Binbirdirekcisternen”, “Cisterna Binbirdirek”, “Cisterna das 1001 Colunas”, “Cisterna de las mil columnas”, “cisterna de les Mil i Una Columnes”, “Cisterna de Philoxenos”, “Cisterna de Philoxenus”, “Filoksenos Sarnıcı”, “Filoksenoscisternen”, “Philoxenos Sarnıcı”, “Zisterne der 1001 Säulen”, and “Цистерна 1001 стуба”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hagia Sophia and Sultan Ahmed Square.

Mosque
Photo: Myrabella, Public domain.
, officially the Grand… 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… is situated 180 metres southeast of Cistern of Philoxenos.

Museum
Photo: Chapultepec, Public domain.
The is a museum… 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 , , .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Quarter
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is a quarter in district of .

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”
  • Chinese: “菲洛克塞諾斯蓄水池”
  • Chinese: “菲洛赫诺斯蓄水池”
  • Dutch: “Cisterne van Philoxenos”
  • French: “citerne de Philoxenos”
  • French: “Citerne de Philoxenos”
  • German: “Philoxenos-Zisterne”
  • German: “Zisterne des Philoxenos”
  • Greek: “Κινστέρνα του Φιλοξένου”
  • Greek: “Κινστέρνα Φιλοξένου”
  • Hungarian: “Philoxenos ciszterna”
  • Italian: “Cisterna di Filosseno”
  • Macedonian: “Филоксенова цистерна”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Filoksenoscisterna”
  • Polish: “Cysterna Filoksenosa”
  • Polish: “Cysterna Tysiąca i Jednej Kolumny”
  • Portuguese: “Cisterna de Filoxeno”
  • Russian: “Цистерна Филоксена”
  • Serbian: “Filoksenova cisterna”
  • Serbian: “Филоксенова цистерна”
  • Slovenian: “Filoksenova cisterna”
  • Spanish: “Cisterna de Binbirdirek”
  • Swedish: “Philoxenoscisternen”
  • Turkish: “Binbirdirek Sarnıcı”
  • Ukrainian: “Цистерна Филоксена”
  • Ukrainian: “Цистерна Філоксена”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Binbirdirek and Alemdar.

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