The Basilica Cistern
1027 reviews
June 22, 2024
It's a very beautiful place, the queue is big in front of the entrance, but it's worth it! The entrance fee is 25€.
It is quite stuffy and crowded inside, but this does not prevent you from enjoying the beauty.
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February 4, 2024
An amazing reservoir, the backlight certainly does its job! I liked it, this place left a good impression! Very unusual and beautiful!
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March 21
Top historical sites of Istanbul, a must-visit. A solid photo zone.
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December 12, 2024
A gorgeous and beautiful place. It's a little stuffy though. The price tag is too high, but I wanted to get there so much that I didn't care about the prices.
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January 2
The price was raised. And the installations inside have only gotten worse. Last winter there were at least atmospheric installations. Geometric shapes now.
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January 6
Very expensive. It took 10 minutes without a guide, nothing is clear. It is very interesting how it was built without cranes in those centuries. We need to take a guide.
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March 6, 2024
I recommend you to visit. It is amazing that this building, with an area of almost 10 thousand square meters, was built in 306 by human hands! Without any cranes, lifts and other equipment! They built it for 2 centuries! And at that time, the water was carried there through an underground water supply system from the sources of the Belgrade Forest, 20 km of water supply underground!
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January 19
An interesting tour, would you think it was flooded?! There weren't many people on the weekend, I was in December at the beginning of the month.
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October 12, 2024
The ancient reservoir is amazing in size. But it is unreasonably expensive. 900 lire per ticket. It takes 15-20 minutes by time.
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January 6
It's a very beautiful place!! A must-visit if you are going to Istanbul!
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January 1, 2024
It's an amazing place. It was built as a practice-oriented reservoir and received a UNESCO heritage. Although the place is popular, it is definitely worth a visit. This is history and culture! Plus, incredible photos and videos are obtained. I'm not talking about emotions.... It's amazing! But.... A lot of people and expensive.
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January 4
Architectural splendor. We immediately watched the movie inferno =) at first we didn't understand where the entrance was, we followed the Google map
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February 20
It's a great place, if there's more than one of you, it's enough to take one audio guide, and the rest of the tickets without it))
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April 13, 2024
Tickets are 600 lire, for tourists, of course. They spent 45 minutes in the queue, during which time, self-proclaimed guides repeatedly approached, offering their services, there is no need for them. You can stay there as long as you want, look at everything, take pictures. The place is interesting, from all points of view. You just have to understand that everyone you stood in line with will be there.
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February 2
Beautiful, but very expensive. And despite the expensive entrance, it's very crowded.
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December 29, 2024
Super place, definitely to visit, the atmosphere is great
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February 24
I've been there a few times, it's beautiful, but after the renovation, the feeling of authenticity has disappeared.
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May 28, 2024
Very "delicious", the smell is amazing. It's dark, cool and humid, and after a hot day outside, it's just the thing. The scale is amazing, the queue is moving fast. Closes at 19.00, runs until 18.30
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January 9
226 columns on a large scale, built for 200 years, very impressive, I recommend
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February 9
An architectural structure underground for storing water is fantastic in beauty and scale.
An ingenious structure.
An interesting story of the discovery of this architectural treasure.
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September 17, 2024
It's amazing! The pictures are cool. You can buy a ticket online, but not with a Russian card. You can do it on the spot at the checkout. The queue at the beginning of August was about 30 minutes long.
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September 20, 2023
A cool place where you can arrange amazing installations with musical support. Unfortunately, when we were there, there were several statues on display and that was it. I hope the Turks will finalize this topic and the place will blossom with renewed vigor.
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October 17, 2024
Very beautiful! If you like caves, then you will like it here no less.
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March 5
It's very large-scale and beautiful, it smells old. But there are a lot of people.
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February 1
The guides tell fairy tales, the columns have been reassembled. The purpose for me is not known, definitely not for water
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October 1, 2024
One of the most impressive ancient reservoirs. I recommend it to all guests of Istanbul.
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March 8, 2023
A place that must be visited. Beautiful, monumental, mysterious)) Tickets were bought online, and there were no queues. During the day, the queue was huge, we came to the opening at 9 a.m. (we lived around the corner) and went into an almost empty room. Then the people arrived)) There are a lot of visitors, plan your time in advance so as not to stand in line. But even with the queue, I think it's worth it.
By the way, there are also Theodora Cisterns very close by (Google) they are smaller, but there are light and music shows. They took the ticket on the spot at the ticket office, they came in the morning and were also in an empty hall.
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August 11, 2024
Buy tickets in advance, and do not stand in a huge queue. It's humid inside. Atmospheric. You can read the information on the Internet and do without a guide. And find the third Gargoeu yourself) she is there, nearby.
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June 20, 2024
Definitely worth a visit to this place. There is a queue at the entrance, so private traders will invite you and offer a tour and passage without a queue. We refused their services and went to the ticket offices in 10 minutes. There is not much point in the tour, all the information is available on the Internet.
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October 2, 2024
Very expensive, 900 lire entrance per person. This is about 3,000 rubles. Couldn't get in(
And there is always a huge queue
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October 13, 2024
It's a very beautiful place. Before visiting, it is advisable to read the historical information
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July 10, 2023
A grandiose structure! It's impressive. It's very beautiful inside, but with different lights (it changes from time to time while you're passing) It also looks different. There are a lot of people, but then it gets freer. True, there is always a queue at the entrance, and you have to stand on the sunny side ... but it's cool inside!
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September 19, 2024
This place is a must-visit. The time will take about 30 minutes. I advise you to come to the opening. There are not many visitors in the morning. The place is fascinating.
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May 19, 2023
It's a good place. A lot of tourists. Although the queue was large, it was quickly missed. If you take it in advance or online (if possible), then you can go without waiting in line. The place is large-scale. It is interesting to look at the columns. It is very difficult to find the same ones. In addition, the changing coloring adds its charm to this place. It should be noted that it enters and exits in different places. This is definitely very convenient and does not create additional difficulties for other people.
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October 1, 2024
I'm glad I got to this basilica. There is a life hack, if there is a large queue, then Rhodes locals sell cards with a code , pass without queue, the price is + 100 lira to the ticket.
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June 6, 2024
The ticket is expensive, the guide is also paid and not particularly informative. There are interesting ancient columns in the cistern itself, which Apparently still hold it all, and Modern sculptures standing in the water, there is not much to look at.
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April 5, 2024
Have you watched "Game of Thrones", and "Lord of the Ring"?Then here you go. It is magical, mesmerizing, and covers your head with a sense of deep history and the delight of the creation of human genius. It is mandatory to visit👍👍👍
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January 4
Wow place, take a guide, you won't regret it.
I advise you to take some small change with you, as well as a good mood.
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March 8
An interesting place
But the price tag of 1,500 lire per person is certainly cool.
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June 6, 2024
The price of visits is clearly too high. There is a huge queue at the entrance. It is more convenient to buy e-tickets for them in a separate queue, which is several times shorter and will move quickly. It is worth visiting, especially in the heat.
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August 2, 2024
The scale of the reservoir is amazing. How many earthquakes have occurred in the centuries since the Cistern was built - and it costs… Entrance is paid, there are other cisterns in Istanbul where you can get in for free, in the Basilica Cistern during the day the cost of visiting is cheaper than the evening entrance.
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March 4
A cosmic place. A must-visit. I've never seen anything like it in my life - it's very impressive.
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March 31, 2023
A good place, a huge reservoir. We went there to show the child the sculpture of the gorgon medusa, because he is fond of mythology. By the way, the third sculpture of the gorgon medusa is located in the archaeological museum. I recommend taking an umbrella or a hooded jacket. There are modern installations. The price of the entrance ticket is 300 liras. In good weather, there were huge queues for tickets.
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June 7, 2024
We didn't expect anything and the place was unexpectedly impressive. There are huge fish swimming in the water. Majestic columns, darkness and coolness. I recommend it, especially on a hot day.
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June 6, 2024
A grandiose structure. How could such a thing have been built a thousand years ago? You have to see it with your own eyes. No photos or videos will help you feel the grandeur of this building. The tickets are quite expensive, but it needs to be seen.
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November 8, 2024
Interestingly, the price is too high for such a small excursion, but they did not regret it
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October 26, 2024
The cost of the visit is 32€ and a large queue. It's not worth the money or the time spent in the queue.
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June 9, 2024
Perhaps the most unusual place in Istanbul - I have not seen this anywhere else! Ancient hundreds of columns! Water! The backlight! It will not leave anyone indifferent. Of course, there is a queue at the entrance. But with e-tickets or as part of numerous sightseeing tours, you can save a lot of time. I highly recommend you to visit.
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May 14, 2024
I didn't see anything special there, they charge such money for visiting, for which it is not clear (1000 lira-2850 rubles) You can go to the Hermitage at least three times or go to Peterhof in style. Istanbul has become very expensive and also very dirty.
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January 18
A magical place. A place of power, like the whole city. We have been, we have seen, we know, but we will come again and again.…
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