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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
A picture of the Seal of the East India Company, which had evolved by 1860.
Tags: chr_1860, geo_Bombay, thm_trade
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.