Légende

Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Cistern of Philoxenos or Binbirdirek Cistern, The 1001 columns. It was constructed under a palace in the 5th century. Justinian I restored the cistern in the 6th century. Engraving by Lemaitre, and Arnout. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840.

Date

28 juin 2018

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG24A04_227

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

33,5Mo (980,9Ko) / 36,0cm x 23,3cm / 4252 x 2754 (300dpi)

Mots clés

water supply 1001 Columns 1840 19th century 5th century 6th century Arnout Binbirdirek Binbirdirek Cistern Cistern of Binbirdirek Cistern of Philoxenos Constantinople History of Turkey Istanbul Lemaitre Ottoman Ottoman Empire Subterranean Cistern The 1001 Columns Turkey Turkish Empire arch architecture cistern climbing colonnade column columns engineering engraving history hydraulic hydraulic engineering hypostyle hypostyle chamber inside ottomans provide provision reservoir stair climbing stairs storage supply supply network supplying turkish turks underground vault vaults water water supply