Yerebatan Sarnici

Yerebatan Sarnici (The Sunken Cistern) is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul.

The cistern, located 500 feet (150 m) southwest of the Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian.



[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="488"] A Mini version of the cistern from Miniaturk[/caption]