page_title: Basilica Cistern
hierarchical_section_title: Basilica Cistern
caption_attribution_description: View of the Basilica Cistern, constructed under Emperor Justinian I, today in Istanbul.
context_page_description: The Basilica Cistern is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns under the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The cistern, is close to the Hagia Sophia.
context_section_description: The Basilica Cistern  is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns under the city of Istanbul (formerly Constantinople), Turkey. The cistern, is close to the Hagia Sophia.
caption: View of the Basilica Cistern
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