The Basilica Cistern in Istanbul is almost 1500 years old. I’m writing this in Atlanta, a city that’s barely 180 years old. Time will destroy you if you think about it too much.

Istanbul’s historic buildings, including the Hagia Sophia and Basilica Cistern, are at risk from a major earthquake on the Anatolian fault line.

One of Istanbul's most intriguing attractions, the Basilica Cistern, or Yerebatan Sarnıcı as it's known in Turkish, was built by Emperor Justinian I in the 6t ...

People visit Basilica Cistern in IstanbulPeople visit the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul, Türkiye, July 23, 2022. Photo: Xinhua ...

Nowhere embodies this exhilarating duality more completely than İstanbul – its largest city and cultural heart. Layered with ...

♪♪ I'm incredibly lucky to be in Istanbul when the mother of all historic underground water reservoirs, the magnificent Basilica Cistern, is being drained of water for restoration.

STORY: The cistern was reopened to visitors in late July following a restoration period to erect steel rods and install a light show that highlights the hidden details inside the underground ...

The Basilica Cistern, also called the Sunken Palace, is one of nearly a hundred Byzantine cisterns that once existed below ancient Istanbul. The network was built to ensure that the city would ...

Renowned for its historical wealth, Istanbul added wakeboarding underground to its never-ending list of urban legends. The 1500-year-old Basilica Cistern is a cathedral-sized man-made underground ...