Basilica Cistern

Interior: Main cistern area

Creator

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

6th century CE

Geographic Coordinates
41.008775, 28.977932
Measurements
453 ft by 212 ft

Work Type

Notes

Originally built in 542 and went through numerous repairs and renovations

Culture

Image Date
Jul-13
Image Source

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

Photographer