Cistern of Mocius
İstanbul · Archaeological site
Photo: Kingbjelica · CC BY-SA 4.0
Catalogue label
- Type
- Ancient city
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Istanbul
- Elevation
- 54 m
- Wikidata
- Q18210713
About
The Cistern of Mocius (Greek: κινστέρνη τοῦ Μωκίου), known in Turkish as Altımermer Çukurbostanı ("sunken garden of Altımermer"), was the largest Byzantine open-sky water reservoir built in the city of Constantinople.
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Location
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