Yerebatan Ancient Cistern, Türkiye

💦 Yerebatan Ancient Water Cistern 💦 The most impressive place for a superstar to visit the capital of 2 continents, Europe-Asia #istanbul, country #turkey. The superstar remembers that this is one of the scenes in the James Bond movie Greeting From Moscow. What's very strange is that down there, the air is cool and windy all the time. .................................................................................................. #Basic information The underground water tunnel or the underground water tunnel Yerebatan Sarnici or the English name The Basilica Cistern was built in 532 AD during the reign of Emperor Justinian to store water for use in the palace. Later, it became a place to dump garbage and corpses. What's amazing is the columns supporting the roof underground. It is very beautiful. It is a Roman Corinthian art. There are 336 columns, 9 meters high each, arranged in 12 rows, 28 columns per row in an area of ​​142 meters long and 65 meters wide. It has been well restored, clean, neat, and mysterious. There is a concrete walkway with wooden railings that you can walk through. Amidst the howling wind blowing through the water pipes that bring water from the Belgrat forest, about 19 kilometers away, with the 971-meter-long Aqueduct and horses carrying water to this underground reservoir, at times the water is full to the ceiling, made of 4-meter-thick bricks, holding up to 100,000 tons of water in an area of ​​9,800 square meters, the reservoir is very magical. Amidst the dim light, it is worth a visit. This is the location of the filming of the James Bond movie Greetings From Moscow. The most unusual pillar is the one carved with the shape of a peacock's eye, a teardrop or the devil's eye, depending on who sees it as which shape. It is called Forum Tauri. The local guide said to put your thumb into the hole and turn it to the right, pray for anything. There are also 2 more pillars that should not be missed: the pillar with the head of Medusa #upside down placed as a base and another pillar with the head of Medusa #tilted to the right because it is a trick that prevents Medusa from looking at anyone and turning to stone, but will stay and guard this reservoir forever. This underground reservoir began to be repaired in 1968 and was opened to the public on September 9, 1987. Open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. It is located near the Hagia Sophia. No camera and video fees are charged. #superstartraveller #suptartraveller 🇹🇷 #superstartraveller #istanbul #turkey 🇹🇷 #foreigncity #buffetreview #cafereview #secretlocation