The Basilica Cistern in Istanbul is almost 1500 years old. I’m writing this in Atlanta, a city that’s barely 180 years old. Time will destroy you if you think about it too much. Istanbul is a ...

Record number of tourists visited Istanbul's Basilica Cistern with the wave of bestselling author Dan Brown's latest book, "Inferno." Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) stated Monday that last ...

STORY: The cistern was reopened to visitors in late July following a restoration period to erect steel rods and install a light show that highlights the hidden details inside the underground chamber.

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. A Frenchman visiting Constantinople in the 16 th century heard strange ...

The youngest brother of Britain’s King Charles on Tuesday visited the famed Basilica Cistern Museum in the heart of Istanbul’s historic Fatih district. Officials from the Istanbul city government and ...

Gingerly descending 52 steps, I enter a vast cavernous space, as magnificent as a cathedral. The space is cool, as though it were air-conditioned, and I can hear strains of soft music. Wooden ...

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The Basilica Cistern, one of Turkey's hidden treasures, was the unlikely host of a spectacular wakeboarding exhibition, as Frederic Von Osten and Dominik Gührs left historic columns and stone carvings ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: The cistern was reopened to visitors in late July following a restoration period to erect steel rods and install a light ...