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The Basilica Cistern is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul Turkey. The cistern, located 150 m 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. Taken At: 2014-08-29 |
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