the column with inverted medusa head base inside basilica cistern istanbul turkey |
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| navigate by keyword : adorn ahmed anbul architecture base basilica blue buildings built byzantine cistern column columns composition countless country crescent shaped details dome ere fountain frame golden hagia hand painted head historical instambul interior inverted islamic istambul istanbul large like located marble medusa mosaic mosque museum named one palace park place popular principal rising seemingly site sophia southwest splendid sultanahmet tiles tourist turkey underground view wall water yerebatan |
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| One of Istanbul's splendid historical buildings is the Basilica Cistern located in the southwest of Hagia Sophia. This large underground cistern built by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I (527-565) was named as Yerebatan Palace ere among the people due to the marble columns rising from the water and countless seemingly like. It is also known as Basilica Cistern since there is a Basilica in the place where the cistern is located. |
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