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Cistern of Aspar

İstanbul, Fatih · Archaeological site

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Catalogue label

Kind
Archaeological site
Province / district
Istanbul / Fatih
Elevation
53 m
Wikidata
Q6076508

About

The Cistern of Aspar (Greek: ἡ τοῦ Ἄσπαρος κινστέρνη) or Great Cistern (Greek: μεγίστη κινστέρνη), known in Turkish as Sultan Selim Çukurbostanı ("sunken garden of Sultan Selim"), was a Byzantine open-air water reservoir in the city of Constantinople.

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