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    The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica (Greek: Βασιλική Κινστέρνα, Turkish: Yerebatan Sarnıcı or Yerebatan Saray, "Subterranean Cistern" or "Subterranean...
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    A cistern (from Middle English cisterne; from Latin cisterna, from cista 'box'; from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē) 'basket') is a space excavated in bedrock...
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    at İmran Öktem Sokak 4. Binbirdirek Cistern is the second largest cistern in Istanbul after the Basilica Cistern. The reservoir has a surface area of...
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    Locally, it is named Şerefiye Cistern after the neighborhood it is situated. Like the Basilica Cistern and the Binbirdirek Cistern, it is once again open to...
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    Basilica Cistern Column of Marcian Bucoleon Palace Horses of Saint Mark Obelisk of Theodosius Serpent Column Walled Obelisk Palace of Lausus Cistern of...
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    carving of the Medusa, now a spolia in use as a column base in the Basilica Cistern The Medusa's head central to a mosaic floor in a tepidarium of the...
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    of Zeuxippus, and the Justinianic civic basilica under which was the vast cistern known as the Basilica Cistern. On the opposite side of Hagia Sophia was...
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    like the Hippodrome, the Augustaion, the Basilica Cistern, Theodosius Cistern, Cistern of Philoxenos and Cistern of the Hebdomon, the Aqueduct of Valens...
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  • They deduce the weapon is in a plastic bag hidden underwater in the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul. The agents team – joined by Langdon, Sims, and Sinskey...
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  • location: the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. They find the plague is in the Cistern but discover Brooks already there. The bag that held the plague had already...
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    in three open reservoirs and over a hundred underground cisterns, such as the Basilica Cistern, with a combined capacity of over one million cubic metres...
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    Piscina Mirabilis (category Roman cisterns)
    ancient cistern is in private hands but is open to the public. List of Roman cisterns Basilica Cistern Cistern of Philoxenos Theodosius Cistern Paoli,...
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    Constantinople, the innovative walls of Constantinople (with 192 towers) and Basilica Cistern (with hundreds of recycled classical columns). A mosaic in the church...
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    Rainwater is collected from a roof-like surface and redirected to a tank, cistern, deep pit (well, shaft, or borehole), aquifer, or a reservoir with percolation...
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    during the Fourth Crusade in 1204 and installed on the façade of St Mark's Basilica in Venice. The track was lined with other bronze statues of famous horses...
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  • not complete. (By alphabetical order) A Atik Mustafa Pasha Mosque B Basilica Cistern Boukoleon Palace C Chora Church Church of St. Mary of Blachernae (Istanbul)...
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    the supporting piers of the Aqueduct of Segovia, and the aqueduct-fed cisterns of Constantinople. Roman bridges, built by ancient Romans, were the first...
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    into the Edo River per second. Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (in Chicago) Basilica Cistern (in Istanbul) Underground Construction Stormwater Sewerage Sheer, Jon...
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    horses from the Hippodrome were sent back to adorn the façade of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, where they remain. As well as being seized, works of considerable...
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    Valide Han Büyük Yeni Han Kürkçü Han Cisterns Basilica Cistern Şerefiye Cistern Cistern of 1001 Columns Cistern of the Hebdomon Columns Column of Arcadius...
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    Secular Sacred Cross-in-square Domes Constantinople Basilica Cistern Baths of Zeuxippus Blachernae Palace Chora Church City Walls Great Palace of Constantinople...
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    The list of Roman cisterns offers an overview over Ancient Roman cisterns. Freshwater reservoirs were commonly set up at the termini of aqueducts and...
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    Secular Sacred Cross-in-square Domes Constantinople Basilica Cistern Baths of Zeuxippus Blachernae Palace Chora Church City Walls Great Palace of Constantinople...
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    Secular Sacred Cross-in-square Domes Constantinople Basilica Cistern Baths of Zeuxippus Blachernae Palace Chora Church City Walls Great Palace of Constantinople...
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    collected in the city's numerous cisterns, such as the famous Philoxenos (Binbirdirek) Cistern and the Basilica (Yerebatan) Cistern. Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent...
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    Secular Sacred Cross-in-square Domes Constantinople Basilica Cistern Baths of Zeuxippus Blachernae Palace Chora Church City Walls Great Palace of Constantinople...
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    prominent historical landmarks, Sultanahmet Mosque, Aya Sofya and Basilica Cistern. Firuz Ağa Mosque at Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality website Media...
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    Secular Sacred Cross-in-square Domes Constantinople Basilica Cistern Baths of Zeuxippus Blachernae Palace Chora Church City Walls Great Palace of Constantinople...
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    Secular Sacred Cross-in-square Domes Constantinople Basilica Cistern Baths of Zeuxippus Blachernae Palace Chora Church City Walls Great Palace of Constantinople...
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  • blocks in the shape of a Medusa head reused as column bases in the Basilica Cistern of Constantinople. Pittura infamante, a genre depicting enemies hanging...
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