Cistern of the Hebdomon
İstanbul, Bakırköy · Archaeological site
Photo: Sallaopac · Public domain
Catalogue label
- Type
- Archaeology
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Istanbul / Bakırköy
- Elevation
- 19 m
- Wikidata
- Q6078807
About
The Cistern of the Hebdomon (Greek: κινστέρνη τοῦ Ἕβδομου), known in Turkish as Fildamı Sarnıcı ("Cistern of the elephant's stable"), is a Byzantine open sky water reservoir built in the quarter of the Hebdomon (today's Bakırköy), an outskirt of Constantinople.
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Location
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