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Istanbul - cisterna
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- Camera: NIKON E2100
- Taken on 2004/08/30 11:11:59
- Exposure: 2.000s
- Focal Length: 4.70mm
- F/Stop: f/2.600
- ISO Speed: ISO200
- Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
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pekin platinel, on May 11, 2008, said:
I know it is a bit claustrophobic, it could have been a dungeon but luckily it is a Byzantine cistern in Sultanahmet in Istanbul
“The Basilica Cistern (Turkish: 'Yerebatan Sarayı' or 'Yerebatan Sarnıcı'), is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that still lie beneath the city of Istanbul, former Constantinople, Turkey.
The cistern, located in the historical peninsula of Istanbul next to the Hagia Sophia, was built during the reign of emperor Justinian I in the 6th century, the age of glory of Eastern Rome, also called the Byzantine Empire.”
More information see : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_Cistern