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TOPLİNE Built in 532 AD by Emperor Jutinian, the cistern is known worldwide for hosting many movies. These movies include 007: From Russia With Love (Sean Connery) and Inferno (Tom Hanks), the final movie of the Davinci Code. The cistern program that will host this legendary experience will meet with the audience 2 more times under the name ‘Voices from the Deep’. Let’s look at the details of the Basilica Cistern, which was visited by 1 million 346 thousand 734 people last year (2022).
KEY FACTS
- It was built in 532 by Justinian and is the largest Istanbul cistern ever discovered.
- Located very close to Hagia Sophia, right next to the tramway, the building dazzles with its magnificent visuals, mystical structure and occasional events.
- Designed as a sustainable source of water and food, the cisterns reveal the deep history of Istanbul.
- For more information about the Cistern, you can read the relevant articles on our website under the article heading, and access the current entrance fees and important tips.
KEY BACKROUND
In this art feast, George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), one of the most important names of European Baroque period music, and Tanbûrî Mustafa Çavuş (1689-1756), who lived in the early modern era of the Ottoman Empire and left works in the field of music, will be brought together. According to the event program, the event, which is planned to be held on April 28, May 1 – 8, 2023, will meet with the audience at 21.00. Doors are scheduled to open at 20.45 and for foreign visitors the event costs 900 Turkish Liras (€42 / $47) per person. Tickets can be purchased online here.
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