Constantinople : and the scenery of the seven churches of Asia Minor . as erected. Some are filled up, and converted intogardens; one called Bin bir Derek, which we have before noticed, and given in ourillustrations, is a silk factory; but the Subterranean Palace still remains a cisternfilled with water. When the Turks took possession of the city, this magnificent work of Grecian artescaped their notice, and remained unexplored and unknown till the time of Gillius,who was in Constantinople in 1550. He appears to be the first who discovered anddescribed this curious subterranean edifice; and so
Constantinople : and the scenery of the seven churches of Asia Minor . as erected. Some are filled up, and converted intogardens; one called Bin bir Derek, which we have before noticed, and given in ourillustrations, is a silk factory; but the Subterranean Palace still remains a cisternfilled with water. When the Turks took possession of the city, this magnificent work of Grecian artescaped their notice, and remained unexplored and unknown till the time of Gillius,who was in Constantinople in 1550. He appears to be the first who discovered anddescribed this curious subterranean edifice; and so ignorant were the Turks then of itsexistence, that the houses in the streets above drew water from it, and knew not whenceit came. From that time the memory of it was again lost; and travellers, taking Gilliusfor their guide in exploring the city, searched for this curiosity in vain; and some pro-nounced that it had no existence, or was confounded with some other. In this state itremained for two centuries more, till Andreossi, the French ambassador, discovered and.
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