August 6, 2022: The Basilica Cistern, which was restored by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, was opened after four years of restoration work in Istanbul, Turkey on August 6, 2022. The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The cistern, located 150 metres southwest of the Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I. Today it is kept with little water, for public access inside the space. (Credit Image:

August 6, 2022: The Basilica Cistern, which was restored by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, was opened after four years of restoration work in Istanbul, Turkey on August 6, 2022. The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The cistern, located 150 metres southwest of the Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I. Today it is kept with little water, for public access inside the space. (Credit Image: Stock Photo

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August 6, 2022: The Basilica Cistern, which was restored by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, was opened after four years of restoration work in Istanbul, Turkey on August 6, 2022. The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The cistern, located 150 metres southwest of the Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I. Today it is kept with little water, for public access inside the space. (Credit Image: © Tolga Ildun/ZUMA Press Wire)

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