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Yerebatan Cistern History and Features
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- Historical Background
- Built by Emperor Justinian I (527-565) as underground water storage system
- Named "Yerebatan Sarayı" due to numerous marble columns rising from water
- Largest covered cistern in Istanbul with 80,000-ton water storage capacity
- Architectural Structure
- Covers 10,000 square meters with dimensions of 140m length and 70m width
- Contains 336 columns, each 9 meters high, arranged in 12 rows
- Walls made of 4.80-meter-thick bricks with Horasan lime mortar
- Historical Discovery
- Rediscovered by Petrus Gyllius between 1544-1555
- Gyllius measured dimensions as 336 feet long, 182 feet wide
- Local residents used buckets, boats, and lamps for water collection
- Modern Development
- Underwent multiple restorations during Ottoman period
- Discovered Medusa heads during 1985-1987 restoration
- Reopened as museum in 2022 under IBB Miras restoration
- Hosts temporary exhibitions and cultural events