Basilica Cistern & Hagia Sophia

Posted By jelly on 02, Sep, 2014

We learned from our Topkapi experience that the early risers beat the horrendous queues so we made our way early to the Basilica Cisterns.  We ended up being first in the queue and got to experience this wonder of roman engineering and architecture in peace and quiet. The cisterns were once the water supply for the Palace and surrounding areas.  It fell into disuse and was “rediscovered” by by a French Scholar in the...