Basilica Cistern

Date: 6th century CE
Image View Description: Interior: Column from Theodosian Forum
Creator: Justinian I (Byzantine emperor, 482-565)
Work Type: architecture
Culture: Byzantine
Location: Istanbul (Turkey)
Notes: Originally built in 542 and went through numerous repairs and renovations
Image Source: Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Photographer: Gabriel Rodriguez
Record ID: 1314_istanbul2013_basilicacistern_005


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