basilica cistern

English - Turkish

Definition of basilica cistern in English Turkish dictionary

(Tarih) Yerebatan Sarnıcı, Yerebatan Sarayı

yerebatan sarnıcı

Related Terms

the basilica cistern

Yerebatan Sarnıcı

English - English

Definition of basilica cistern in English English dictionary

(Tarih) The Basilica Cistern (Turkish: Yerebatan Sarayı - "Sunken Palace", or Yerebatan Sarnıcı - "Sunken Cistern"), is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul (formerly Constantinople), Turkey. 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 I

(Tarih) The Basilica Cistern, also called the Yerebatan Sarayı or Yerebatan Sarnıcı, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that still lie beneath the city of Istanbul, former Constantinople, Turkey

Hyphenation

ba·si·li·ca cis·tern

Turkish pronunciation

bısîlîkı sîstırn

Pronunciation

/bəˈsələkə ˈsəstərn/ /bəˈsɪlɪkə ˈsɪstɜrn/