Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Cistern

Portuguese cistern El Jadida in Morocco
 File:El Jadida cistern.jpg

Yerebatan Sarnıcı, Istanbul, 138 m x 65 m, 80.000 m³, Justinian I., 523-542
 File:Basilica Cistern, Constantinople.jpg
The Basilica Cistern or Istanbul Cistern (Yerebatan Saray)
 The cistern is surrounded by a firebrick wall with a thickness of 4 metres (13 ft) and coated with a waterproofing mortar.
 


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