Cistern of Philoxenos
MuseumFatih, İstanbul
41.0076°N · 28.9744°E
Binbirdirek Sarnıcı
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- Byzantine architecture
Cistern of Philoxenos is a museum in Fatih; One of İstanbul's largest covered cisterns, the Binbirdirek (Cistern of the Thousand and One Columns) was commissioned in the 4th century by the Roman senator Philoxenus.
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- 41.0076°N · 28.9744°E
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One of İstanbul's largest covered cisterns, the Binbirdirek (Cistern of the Thousand and One Columns) was commissioned in the 4th century by the Roman senator Philoxenus. This vast underground structure, supported by 224 columns, is the city's most impressive water reservoir after the Basilica Cistern.
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- A visual feast of 224 marble columns
- A living example of 4th-century Roman engineering
- Hosts cultural events and exhibitions
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