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What Petrus Gyllius might have seen with the fish living in the Cistern Basilica
An unassuming building and long lines mark the surface level location of the Basilica Cistern
Tags: chr_2014, geo_Istanbul, thm_BasilicaCistern
Tags: Istanbul
Inside the Basilica Cistern after it has been cleaned for modern use, with its magnificent columns, modern lighting, and pathways.
Tags: chr_2010, geo_Istanbul, thm_BasilicaCistern
An engraving of the Basilica Cistern by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, from his “A Plan of Civil and Historical Architecture”
A picture of a modern-day shop within the Spice Market.
A picture of a modern-day shop within the Spice Market.
Turks cheering at the end of the 1923 War of Independence
Tags: chr_1923, geo_turkey, thm_celebration, thm_nationalism