Basilica Cistern

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Yèrè-Batan-Seraï, Constantinople.

Artist

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

Illustration

Subject:: Buildings & Monuments
Technique:: Metal Engraving
Engraver:: Capone, W. H.
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 Basilica Cistern (known in Turkish as Yerebatan Sarnıcı, or Yerebatan Saray Sarnıçı, which means “the Sunken Cistern,” or “the Sunken Palace Cistern”) showing an archway supported by large pillars and covered in water. The Basilica Cistern is the largest of the ancient cisterns in Istanbul and was built in the sixth century.

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{{cite web | title=Basilica Cistern | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/basilica-cistern/ | author=Allom, Thomas | year=n.d. [1839?] | access-date=April 19, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}