anfi
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Basilica Cistern
Made by Churcho
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. This cathedral-sized cistern is an underground chamber of 143 by 65 metres, capable of holding 80,000 cubic metres of water. The large space is broken up by a forest of 336 marble columns each 9 metres high. The bases of two of these columns reuse earlier blocks carved with the head of a Medusa. The cistern, located in the historical peninsula of Istanbul, was built by the Greeks during the reign of emperor Justinianus in the 6th century, the age of glory of Eastern Rome, also called the Byzantine Empire. The cistern is surrounded by a firebrick wall with a thickness of 4 meters and coated with a special mortar for insulation against water. The cistern's water was provided from the Belgrade Woods—which lie 19km north of the city—via aqueducts built by the emperor Justinianus. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_Cistern
Medusa in Basilica Cistern
Made by Churcho
The two Medusa heads used as pedestals at the bottom of the two columns in the north-west corner of the cistern are of the masterpieces of the Roman Cagi Art of Statuary. Although there is no certain proof as to from which building these heads pertaining to IVth century – which are watched by visitors in great admiration - were taken, it is generally agreed by researchers that they were taken from an antique building pertaining to the Young Roman Age. Yet, although there seems to be no written evidence explaining that they were used as pedestals of columns, it is again generally certified by researchers that the Medusa heads were used only because they were needed as the pedestals of columns in the construction of the Cistern. demlik.wordpress.com/2007/03/22/the-basilica-cistern/
Die quere Medusa 1
Made by GunnarInIstanbul
es wurden am Grund der Säulen 2 Medusenköpfe gefunden. Beide sind wohl recht achtlos eingebaut worden: einer quer
Schmutz
Made by GunnarInIstanbul
bei einem Alter von fast 1500 Jahren, bleiben bei der Feuchtigkeit natürlich auch einige Flecken nicht aus
Säulen im Wasser stehend
Made by GunnarInIstanbul
das Licht erzeugt Spiegelbilder der Säulen auf der Wasseroberfläche
Nearest places of interest:
| Hotel Daphne pensiunea nu-stiu-cum Turbe of 1.Ahmet Sultanahmed (Blue) Mosque | The Million Stone Мавзолей Мурада III Divanyolu Caddesi turk ocagi |
