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The interior garden of the Church of St. John the Baptist, the core building of the Stoudios Monastery and only one still intact from the destruction suffered in the twentieth century.

A view of the aqueduct from up above.

Inside the Basilica Cistern after it has been cleaned for modern use, with its magnificent columns, modern lighting, and pathways.

A graphic of how the Eurasia Tunnel highway will look like as well as a CNN description of the project

An unassuming building and long lines mark the surface level location of the Basilica Cistern

Ottoman Empire in 1800s

Image of the debris that littered Istanbullu streets following the devastating earthquake of 1894.

Crude map of Constantinople

The Imrahor Mosque, years after the 1894 earthquake that was responsible for causing its roof to cave, in 1904.

Emperor Valens, under whose reign the Aqueduct was completed.