Basilica Cistern
Image View Description:
Interior: Columns, Vaults, Capitol Detail
Date:
6th century CE
Location:
Istanbul (Turkey), Sultanahmet
Title Variant:
Yerebatan Sarnici
Work Type:
architecture
Material / Technique:
stone, brick
Culture:
Byzantine
Creator:
Justinian I ((Justinian the Great) Byzantine emperor, 482-565)
Measurements:
453 ft by 212 ft
Digital Media Source
Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History & Archaeology, Columbia University, produced as a part of the Istanbul Documentation Project
Digitized Media Source
Record ID:
1213_istanbul2003_basilicasistern_img_007
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