Basilica Cistern

Interior: Columns, Vault Detail

Creator

Justinian the Great
Byzantine
emperor
482-565
Title Variant
Yerebatan Sarnici
Date

6th century CE

Measurements
453 ft by 212 ft

Material/Technique

Work Type

Notes

Originally built in 542 and went through numerous repairs and renovations

Culture

Image Date
2003
Image Source

Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University