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Cistern of the Hebdomon

İstanbul, Bakırköy · Archaeological site

Photo: Sallaopac · Public domain

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Catalogue label

Kind
Archaeological site
Province / district
Istanbul / Bakırköy
Elevation
19 m
Wikidata
Q6078807

About

The Cistern of the Hebdomon (Greek: κινστέρνη τοῦ Ἕβδομου), known in Turkish as Fildamı Sarnıcı ("Cistern of the elephant's stable"), is a Byzantine open sky water reservoir built in the quarter of the Hebdomon (today's Bakırköy), an outskirt of Constantinople.

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