{"id":12329,"date":"2024-09-11T07:10:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T07:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/?post_type=attraction&#038;p=12329"},"modified":"2026-08-23T08:27:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T08:27:23","slug":"the-basilica-cistern-cisterna-basilica-yerebatan-sarayi","status":"publish","type":"attraction","link":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/the-basilica-cistern-cisterna-basilica-yerebatan-sarayi\/","title":{"rendered":"The Basilica Cistern (Cisterna Basilica, Yerebatan Sarayi)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Located 150 meters <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/\">southwest<\/a> of the Hagia Sophia, this 6<sup>e<\/sup> century impressive underground structure is the largest of hundreds ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul. It was called Basilica because it was located under a large public square where the Stoa Basilica stood.<br \/>\nThe large and impressive Cistern provided a water filtration system for the Great Palace of Constantinople, to the Topkapi Palace, and to other buildings since the 15<sup>e<\/sup> century to modern times. The underground structure is 135 by 65 meters, capable of holding 80,000 cubic meters. The structure ceiling is supported by 9 meters high, 336 Marble and Granite columns, with Ionic and Corinthian style engraved capitals, and it takes 52 steps to descend to the Cistern entrance.<br \/>\nThe water flew to the reservoir from the E\u011frikap\u0131 Water Distribution Centre in the Belgrade Forest, 19 km north of the city. The Basilica Cistern has undergone several restorations in the 18<sup>e<\/sup> \u2013 20<sup>e<\/sup> centuries period.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Located 150 meters southwest of the Hagia Sophia, this 6th century impressive underground structure is the largest of hundreds ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul. It was called Basilica because it was located under a large public square where the Stoa Basilica stood. The large and impressive Cistern provided a water filtration system for the Great Palace of Constantinople, to the Topkapi Palace, and to other buildings since the 15th century to modern times. The underground structure is 135 by 65 meters, capable of holding 80,000 cubic meters. The structure ceiling is supported by 9 meters high, 336 Marble and Granite columns, with Ionic and Corinthian style engraved capitals, and it takes 52 steps to descend to the Cistern entrance. The water flew to the reservoir from the E\u011frikap\u0131 Water Distribution Centre in the Belgrade Forest, 19 km north of the city. The Basilica Cistern has undergone several restorations in the 18th \u2013 20th centuries period.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","attraction-type":[21],"class_list":["post-12329","attraction","type-attraction","status-publish","hentry","attraction-type-culture_and_attractions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Basilica Cistern Istanbul | Travel with Joy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore Basilica Cistern Istanbul with underground chambers, ancient columns and fascinating Byzantine engineering wonders.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/the-basilica-cistern-cisterna-basilica-yerebatan-sarayi\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" 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