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Cisterna Basilica
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Vippon
October 8, 2022
The Basilica Cistern will give you a very interesting experience with its mystical atmosphere and different atmosphere.
Seyda
August 31, 2022
You can reach this historical cistern, which has been the subject of many movies and books, in 30 minutes by using the Eminönü bus. The cistern was used as a location for the 1963 James Bond film From Russia with Love. In the film, it is referred to as being constructed by the Emperor Constantine. The finale of the 2009 film The International takes place in a fantasy amalgam of the Old City, depicting the Basilica Cistern as lying beneath the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, which, in the film, is directly adjacent to the Suleymaniye Mosque. In the 2011 video game, Assassin's Creed: Revelations, the player controlled character, Ezio Auditore, is given the chance to explore a section of this cistern in a memory sequence entitled The Yerebatan Cistern. The cistern is also featured in Jean-Baptiste Andrea's movie thriller Brotherhood of Tears (2013). In the sequence, the lead character, acting as a transporter (played by Jeremie Renier), delivers a suitcase to a mysterious client. The cistern with its inverted Medusa pillar featured in the 2013 Dan Brown novel Inferno-Tom Hanks (as well as its 2016 movie adaptation).
You can reach this historical cistern, which has been the subject of many movies and books, in 30 minutes by using the Eminönü bus. The cistern was used as a location for the 1963 James Bond film From Russia with Love. In the film, it is referred to as being constructed by the Emperor Constantine. T…
Ako
July 28, 2022
INFORMATION Opening/Closing Hours Opening time: 09:00 Closing time: 19:00 Closed Days- Open every day Address: Yerebatan Cad. Alemdar Mah. 1/3 34410 Sultanahmet-Fatih/ISTANBUL Entrance Fee : 190 TL The Basilica Cistern is a closed cistern built in 526-527 to meet the water needs of the city in Istanbul. It is in the Sogukcesme Street, southwest of Hagia Sophia. It is called the Basilica Cistern among the people because of the many marble columns rising from the water. Underground Legend: Medusa According to a legend, Medusa is one of the three Gorgonas, the female monster of the underworld in Greek mythology. Of these three sisters, the snake-headed Medusa has the power to turn those who look at her into stone. According to one view, Gorgona paintings and sculptures were used to protect large structures and private places at that time, and this is why the head of Medusa was placed in the cistern.
INFORMATION Opening/Closing Hours Opening time: 09:00 Closing time: 19:00 Closed Days- Open every day Address: Yerebatan Cad. Alemdar Mah. 1/3 34410 Sultanahmet-Fatih/ISTANBUL Entrance Fee : 190 TL The Basilica Cistern is a closed cistern built in 526-527 to meet the…
Tuncer
July 23, 2022
The cistern, which was built to meet the water needs of the palace in the Byzantine Period, amazes those who see it even today with its eye-catching columns and Medusa statue. Today, in the Basilica Cistern, where many art activities take place; concerts and concerts open the doors of a magical world to the participants.
Isak Izi
April 14, 2022
One of the most iconic and authentic sites in the historic part of Istanbul. Explore all of Sultanahmet region but do not miss the cistern!
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1/3 Yerebatan Cd.
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