ISTANBUL, TURKEY - APRIL 11, 2011: The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - APRIL 11, 2011: The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey.

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