Basilica Cisternis is an underground water reservoir in Istanbul. It can hold 100 million liters of water. It was built in the 5th century.

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Yerebatan Sarayı or Yerebatan Sarnıcı is an underground water reservoir in Istanbul, Turkey, next to Hagia Sophia. The roof of the water tank is supported by 336 columns and can hold 100 million liters of water. It was built during the reign of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I in the 5th century

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Location: Europe, Turkey, Istanbul
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