Cistern of the Hebdomon
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The Cistern of the Hebdomon (Greek: κινστέρνη τοῦ Ἕβδομου), known in Turkish as Fildamı Sarnıcı ("Cistern of the elephant's stable"),[1] is a Byzantine open sky water reservoir built in the quarter of the Hebdomon (today's Bakırköy), an outskirt of Constantinople.[2]
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Fildamı Sarnıcı | |
Location | Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey |
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Region | Marmara Region |
Coordinates | 40°59′35″N 28°53′10″E |
Type | Cistern |
History | |
Periods | Byzantine Empire |
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