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	Basilica Cistern, Sunken Palace, Yerebatan Palace
		The cistern is illuminated and viewed from a wooden platform, appears quiet without life, but the air is fresh and the whole place imbued with mysterious atmosphere.
		The breadth of the cistern is 70 metres and its length 140 metres.
		In the course of the last 50 years the waifs of the cistern have had to be strengthened and reinforced by further construction, visible in the immediate vicinity.
	www.istanbulportal.com /istanbulportal/BasilicaCistern.aspx (304 words)

	basilica cistern, yerebatan, underground cistern, istanbul (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Basilica Cistern, also called the Yerebatan Sarayi or Yerebatan Sarnici, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that still lie beneath the city of Istanbul.
		This cathedral-sized cistern is an underground chamber of 143 by 65 metres, capable of holding 80,000 cubic metres of water.
		The cistern is surrounded by a firebrick wall with a thickness of 4 meters and coated with a special mortar for insulation against water.
	www.istanbul-hotels.net /visit/basilica_cistern.html (171 words)

	Gold News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Basilica Cistern is a gigantic construction built over a rectangular area of 140 m in length and 70 m in width.
		Cistern’s walls in thickness of 4.80 m laid with bricks and its brick-clad floor had been waterproofed by means of plastering with a thick layer of mortar made of brick dust and lime.
		Binbirdirek had been constructed as the cistern of the palace constructed under the direction of the Senator Philoksenus who came to Istanbul from Rome during the reign of the Byzantium Emperor, Constantinus I. In the cistern that is 64 x 57 m in size, there are 224 pillars in 16 rows.
	www.goldnews.com.tr /english/yazici.asp?yaziid=633 (1455 words)

	Basilica Cistern - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Basilica Cistern, also called the Yerebatan Saray or Yerebatan Sarnıcı, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that still lie beneath the city of Istanbul, former Constantinople, Turkey.
		The cistern, located in the historical peninsula of Istanbul, was built by the Greeks during the reign of emperor Justinianus in the 6th century, the age of glory of Eastern Rome, also called the Byzantine Empire.
		The cistern's water was provided from the Belgrade Woods—which lie 19km north of the city—via aqueducts built by the emperor Justinianus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basilica_Cistern (213 words)

	YEREBATAN SARNICI
		The water of Basilica Cistern came from Eğrikapı Water Distribution Centre in Belgrade Forest, 19 kilometers from the city, through the 971-meter-long Valens (Bozdoğan) Aqueduct, which was built by the Emperor (368) and the 115.45-meter-long Mağlova Aqueduct, which was built by the Emperor Justinianus.
		The plan of the Basilica Cistern was drawn by a group of German divers in the early years of this century, according to which it is a giant construction located in a rectangular area with its length of 140 meters and with of 70 meters.
		The 4.80 meter-thick brick walls of the cistern and the brick floor of the cistern were plastered with a thick layer of Horasan mortar and made water-resistant.
	www.yerebatan.com /english/itarihce.html (1848 words)

	Lets go Istanbul. Istanbul Sights, Attractions, Hotels and Travel information.
		The Basilica Cistern, also known as the "Sunken Palace" or "Yerebatan sarayi" in turkish,, was constructed by Justinian in 532 to supply water to the Byzantine Palace primarily.
		Basilica cistern or better known as Yerebatan sarayi is a very authentic place and a must see in Istanbul.
		The cistern is located at the Sultanahmet square, when you are about to reach the Sultanahmet Square on the right bank you will see the basilica cistern.
	www.letsgoistanbul.com /basilica.htm (363 words)

	T.C. Kultur Bakanligi / Ministry of Culture, Republic of Turkey
		Without doubt the biggest of the cisterns is the one referred to earlier as the Basilica Cistern (due to the commercial basilica that stood on top of it) and in the Turkish period as the Yerebatan Palace.
		The cistern, which measures 64 x 54m and has 224 columns, is interesting in terms of its excellent interior design and also because the columns, all of which are equal in length, must have been hewn with this structure in mind.
		Because of the steeply sloping terrain the walls of the cistern had to be built with rear vaults and niches to withstand the pressure of the water inside.
	www.discoverturkey.com /english/yeni/istanbul/watersupply.html (1543 words)

	Cistern - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A cistern (Middle English cisterne, from Latin cisterna, from cista, box, from Greek kistê, basket) is a receptacle for holding liquids, usually water.
		Some cisterns sit on the top of houses or on the ground higher than the house, and supply the running water needs for the house.
		Concealed cistern toilets, where the cistern is built into the wall behind the toilet, are also available.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cistern (935 words)

	Basilica Cistern - Sightseeing International Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		The Basilica Cistern in Istanbul is certainly one of the oddest tourist attractions in the world.
		HISTORY The Cistern was constructed in the Byzantine period of Istanbul's history.
		The Cistern lay undiscovered for about a century after the Ottoman conquest of the city in 1453, and was rediscovered when local inhabitants were discovered to be lowering...
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /sightseeing-international/basilica-cistern (229 words)

	The BASILICA CISTERN (Yerebatan) Videos Of Turkey , Istanbul, Video , Free, View
		This cistern that was laid on an area of total 9.800 m2 has the capacity to store 100.000 tons of water.
		This huge cistern, which was founded by Justinianus I, a Byzantine Empire (527-565), began to be called by the public ‘the Sinking Palace’ – and not without a reason, seeing the great number of marble columns arising out of the water.
		In place of the cistern was formerly found a great Basilica, which had probably been built in IIIrd or IVth century during the Early Roman Age to be used in commercial and legal affairs and scientific and artistic activities.
	www.videosofturkey.com /video_details.asp?id=81 (190 words)

	Basilica Cistern (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Basilica Cistern,also known as the "Sunken Palace", was constructed by Justinian in 532 to supply the Byzantine Palace primarily.
		It fell out of use with the Turkish conquest and is the largest of all Istanbul's ancient cisterns.
		The cistern was restored in 1980's and today walkways have been constructed right through the cistern and subdued illumination lends the place a suitably mysterious athmosphere.
	www.virtualistanbul.com /virtualistanbul/BasilicaCistern.htm (64 words)

	istanbul - The Basilica Cistern - Yerebatan Sarayi
		This long 140 m and broad cistern byzantine of 70, could contain 80.000m3 of water.
		Built by Constantin in IVe century and increased by Justinien, the vault is supported by 12 lines of 28 high columns of 8m recovered in pagan temples.
		With the bottom of the cistern, two heads of gorgones are used as support for the columns:
	perso.orange.fr /istanbul/Basilica_Cistern.htm (104 words)

	Travel Guide To Turkey, Guide de la Turquie, GUIDE MARTINE, Guide to Turkey, Guide de Turquie, Travel, Turkey, Voyage, ...
		The Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarayi) is located near Haghia Sophia, at the beginning of the Yerebatan Avenue.
		The largest and the most beautiful in architecture is the Basilica Cistern built during the reign of Justinian.
		At the far end of the cistern (northwest corner), two beautiful sculptures representing the head of Medusa and coming from Roman antique temples, are used as bases to the columns.
	www.guide-martine.com /istanbul_4.asp (1798 words)

	Yerebatan (Basilica) Cistern Istanbul
		Nearby Aya Sofia is the 6th century Byzantine underground Basilica cistern, with 335 massive Corinthian columns supporting the immense chamber’s fine brick vaulting.
		This is one of several buried into the city’s foundations, and the first to have been excavated and renovated.
		It is the largest covered cistern in the city, measuring 140 by 70 metres.
	www.istanbulhotelreservations.com /istanbul/museums/yerebatan.htm (117 words)

	Visit YEREBATAN (Basilica Cistern), Istanbul-Turkey
		The Basilica Cistern was actually the reservoir for the prodigious quantity of water required for the Byzantine Great Palace, and it is thought to date back to the reign of Justinian in 532.
		Cistern has a huge structure, measuring 140m (460ft) long and 70m (230ft) across, and it is virtually empty; only a couple of feet of water line the bottom.
		This fabulous cistern was used for entertainment purpose in earlier years as a film set of the movie 'From Russia With Love', with actor James Bond.
	www.helloturkey.net /yerebatan.html (499 words)

	The Basilica Cistern
		As a result, many aqueducts and underground cisterns were built during the Byzantine epoch.
		The largest and most beautiful of them is the Basilican Cistern, or Yerebatan Saray (underground palace) which was built probably around 542 by Emperor Justinian I. The Basilican Cistern has 336 columns most of which are topped with Byzantine Corinthian capitals.
		The cistern is 230 ft wide by 460 ft long.
	www.istanbulperahotels.com /pera/content.php3?id=12 (160 words)

	The Underground Cistern
		Istanbul possessed a series of large cisterns which were constructed with this in mind.
		In the Byzantine era, it was known as the "Basilica Cistern".
		The cistern was renowned for the coldness of the water.
	www.andhotel.com /eng/istanbul/yerebatan.asp (189 words)

	THE MUSEUM OF TURKISH AND ISLAMIC ARTS CARPETS AND KILIMS MOSAIC MUSEUM THE YEREBATAN CISTERN (THE BASILICA CISTERN) in ...
		Due to a basilica once situated on the cistern, it is known as the Basilica Cistern.It was built in the 6th century,in the reign o Justinian, to supply water to the paşace complex nearby.
		There are twenty eight columns in each of the twelve rows of columns (a total of 336), and the cistern measures 140 metres by 70 metres.
		During the restoration porject initated in 1984, the floor of the cistern was scraped, and when the two metres-deep mud was removed, the original brick pavement was brought to light.
	www.istanbulstay.com /Museumofturkishandislamicarts.htm (479 words)

	Istanbul sunrise hotel, Istanbul Hotels, Hotels in Istanbul, underground cistern istanbul
		The structure was known in Byzantium as the basilica Cistern, Justinian was the founder of the largest underground cistern, built after the Nika Revolt in 532.The number of the inhabitants of Constantinople increased and bring a problem of water supply.
		Basilica Cistern was used to store water for the Great Palace among the other buildings on the Firth Hill.
		During the Justinian time, After the Conquest the water in the Basilica Cistern were used for the garden of Topkapi Palace.
	www.thesunrisehotel.com /underground_cistern_istanbul.html (127 words)

	Underground cistern, Istanbul, Turkey
		This cistern is thought to have been built after the Nika revolt in 532 AD.
		It was known as the Basilica Cistern during the Roman period, as there was a Stoa Basilica above the pre-existing one at the time.
		After the conquest of the city by the Ottoman Turks, it was forgotten of and nobody knew that it existed.
	www.istanbultravelguide.net /undergroundcistern.htm (114 words)

	Gumussuyu: New designs, striking colors and a new emblem Spending the holiday at the Conrad International The Ciragan ...
		The Basilica Cistern is the most famous of the Byzantine-period covered cisterns, and is at one corner of this broad area.
		There was a cistern called the Basilica Stoa which met the water needs of the city at the edge of a square surrounded by a portico, according to the historian Procopius, who recorded the works which Justinian had built in Istanbul.
		During the Ottoman period the cistern was repaired both by Sultan Ahmet III (1703-1730) and Sultan Abdulhamit II (1876-1909).
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=6577 (2597 words)

	Adventure Tours - On The Run II Tour
		Sophia; one of the greatest marvels of architecture, constructed as a basilica in the 6th.
		Sarnic (Underground Cistern Palace); the structure was known in Byzantium as "Basilica Cistern" because it lay beneath the Stoa Basilica, the great public square on the First Hill.
		At the far end of the Cistern, there are two heads of Medusa which are put upside down or horizontal.
	www.adventuretours.com.tr /tours.asp?TourNo=84 (318 words)

	Palace Cistern (Yerebatan Saray)- Istanbul, Turkey - VirtualTourist.com
		The cistern was largely neglected after the fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453.
		This underground cistern, which was named idiomatically by the local people as "Yerebatan Palace" because of the columns that arise from its water and create an image of a place, was constructed by Emperor Justinianus The First (527-567 A.D).
		For a century after their conquest of the city in 1453, the Ottomans remained oblivious to the existence of the cistern and rediscovered it only after local residents were seen collecting water and even fish by lowering buckets through holes in their basements.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Middle_East/Turkey/Istanbul_Ili/Istanbul-1837624/Things_To_Do-Istanbul-Palace_Cistern_Yerebatan_Saray-BR-1.html (1663 words)

	The Underground Cistern (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		he structure was known in Byzantium as "Basilica Cistern" because it lay beneath the Stoa Basilica, the great public square on the First Hill.
		The Basilica Cistern was built by Justinian I after the bloody Nika Revolt in 532, probably as an enlargement of an earlier cistern which was constructed by Constantine the Great.
		At the far end of the Cistern, there are two heads of Medusa which are put upside down or side ways.
	www.guideistanbul.net /yerebatan.htm (267 words)

	Turkey - Day 5 Istanbul: Cistern, Aya Sofia, Topkopi Palace
		We were led beneath the city streets into the subterranean world of the Basilica Cistern, made famous in the James Bond movie From Russia With Love.
		The water is brought from lakes as near as 4 or as far away as 80 kilometers.
		When this was a working cistern, one of the concerns was the water pressure becoming too great (i.e.
	www.squiresweb.com /turkey/jgjourn/day05.htm (3178 words)

	Turkey
		The Cistern Basilica, also known as the "Sunken Palace", is one of several underground cisterns that riddle the foundations of Istanbul, but the only one to have been extensively excavated.
		Probably built by Constantine and enlarged by Justinian, the cistern supplied water to the Great Palace of the Byzantine emperors.
		Raised pathways allow you to walk through the cistern's forest of columns, and gaze upon the monumental Medusa heads, which act as pedestals for two of them.
	www.stanford.edu /~callisto/Travel/Turkey/03cistern.html (77 words)

	15/50.- Istanbul, Yerebatan Saray Sarnici (Basilica Cistern). Tourist Information - VIRTOURIST.COM
		We start our second day in Istanbul at another surviving landmark, Yerebatan Saray Sarnici- known as the Basilica Cistern, again in the Hippodrome area of the Sultanahmet Square.
		The Basilica Cistern is not the only cistern of the old city, but it is probably the most beautiful and important one.
		Here I invite you to guess the reflection of the columns in the water under the flickering lights of the underground cistern.
	www.virtourist.com /europe/istanbul/15.htm (141 words)

	Istanbul Photo Album 2004 - Day 5 - Emperors & Sultans - Page I
		The cistern with a dimension of 70 m wide and 140 m long was constructed in 532 AD by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian the Great.
		It is the largest remaining Byzantine cistern in Istanbul and was used for storing the 80,000 cubic meter water supply of the Imperial Palace.
		The worst desecration occurred in 1204, when the basilica was ransacked by the Latin soldiers during the Fourth Crusade and converted into a Catholic Church.
	www.anatolia.luwo.be /Istanbul5.htm (725 words)

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