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Cistern of Mocius

İstanbul · Archaeological site

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Catalogue label

Kind
Archaeological site
Province / district
Istanbul
Elevation
54 m
Wikidata
Q18210713

About

The Cistern of Mocius (Greek: κινστέρνη τοῦ Μωκίου), known in Turkish as Altımermer Çukurbostanı ("sunken garden of Altımermer"), was the largest Byzantine open-sky water reservoir built in the city of Constantinople.

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