the basilica cistern

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Definition of the basilica cistern in English Turkish dictionary: Yerebatan Sarnıcı
Basilica Cistern: (Tarih) Yerebatan Sarnıcı, Yerebatan Sarayı
Basilica Cistern: yerebatan sarnıcı

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Definition of the basilica cistern in English English dictionary
Basilica Cistern: (Tarih) The Basilica Cistern (Turkish: Yerebatan Sarayı - "Sunken Palace", or Yerebatan Sarnıcı - "Sunken Cistern"), is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul (formerly Constantinople), Turkey. The cistern, located 500 feet (150 m) southwest of the Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I
Basilica Cistern: (Tarih) The Basilica Cistern, also called the Yerebatan Sarayı or Yerebatan Sarnıcı, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that still lie beneath the city of Istanbul, former Constantinople, Turkey

the basilica cistern

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the ba·si·li·ca cis·tern

dhi bısîlîkı sîstırn

/ᴛʜē bəˈsələkə ˈsəstərn/ /ðiː bəˈsɪlɪkə ˈsɪstɜrn/

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