Yerebatan Sarayi (Underground Cistern) Istanbul

Sultanahmet, Near St. Sophia Istanbul , Turkey - Phone: +90-212 522 12 59

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    Chapter Six - A Sunday of Super Sights, Part II

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    We are exhausted and in dire need of sustenance. Fortunately for us one of the icons of Turkish cuisine, Sultanahmet Köftecisi, which literally means Sultanahmet Meatballs, is right on our route. This renowned restaurant opened in 1920 and has been imitated all over Turkey. In spite of the fact that it's smack in the very middle of the tourist …

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    Anzac Tour

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    ... when they arrived in the 1400's. So there are Christian paintings in there of Christ and stuff. Next stop was the Yerebatan Sarayi (Sunken Palace) otherwise known as the underground cistern. It was amazing. It had 2 heads of Medusa which ...

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    Hippodrome Blue Mosque Topkapi Palace Grand Bazar

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    ... measured. In this case, one road did lead to Rome. Just like James Bond, we're going underground. Down to the Yerebatan Sarayi, or in English, Basilika Cistern, and called the Sunken Palace by Istanbuls. This Cistern is the largest of several hundred ...

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    Turkey-Istanbul2

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    ... and debauched.  Stories abound about these sultans strange, brutal and bloody actions after their time in the Cage. Yerebatan Sarayi (Basilica Cistern) - vast (70x140 meters), column filled (336) cistern held water for summer and times of ...

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    Istanbul and the 2nd scariest cab ride of my life

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    ... place probably hasn't changed in the several hundred years since it was constructed. The next port of call was the Yerebatan Sarayi, which translates as underground palace. This is an ancient Roman water cistern which is under the streets of Istanbul. ...

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    Aya Sofya, Sultan Ahmet Camii, Topkapi Palace

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    ... them. As a result, I visited three popular plces, Topkapi Palace, Sultan Ahmet Camii, and Aya Sofya, but missed Yerebatan Sarayi, which Mr.Takeuchi, a Turkish lerner from Japan, mentioned later. All the museum and mosques were elegant with Islamic ...