Cistern of Philoxenos

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The cistern of Bin-bir-derek. Called the one thousand and one pillars

Artist

Name:: Allom, Thomas
Dates:: 1804-1872
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Buildings & Monuments
Technique:: Metal Engraving
Engraver:: Challis, Ebenezer
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: Northeastern University Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Constantinople: and the scenery of the seven churches of Asia Minor (book)
Author:: Walsh, Robert
Publisher:: London, Paris: Fisher, Son, & Co., n.d. [1839?]
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Description:

View of the Cistern of Philoxenos, also known in Turkey as Binbirdirek Sarnıcı, which literally means the “1001 Column Cistern.” It is located on the European side of Istanbul where it was built in the fifth century and has in reality 224 columns, of which over 20 can be seen on this picture.

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{{cite web | title=Cistern of Philoxenos | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/cistern-philoxenos/ | author=Allom, Thomas | year=n.d. [1839?] | access-date=April 24, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}