Ancient site· Fatih, İstanbul

Aetios Sarnıcı

Built401StyleByzantine architecture

Aetios Sarnıcı is a ancient site in Fatih, İstanbul; The Cistern of Aetius was once one of the largest Byzantine water reservoirs in Constantinople.

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The Cistern of Aetius was once one of the largest Byzantine water reservoirs in Constantinople. Known as Çukurbostan in the Ottoman period, the open-air cistern has since 1928 been used as a football stadium, the Karagümrük (Vefa) Stadium.

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