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Basilica Cistern
This huge underground cistern was built in the reign of Justinian (527-565 AD) to provide a filtered water supply for the Imperial Palace and surrounding area.

Basilica Cistern

This huge underground cistern was built in the reign of Justinian (527-565 AD) to provide a filtered water supply for the Imperial Palace and surrounding area.




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Filename:Cistern-20060330-0833.jpg
Album name:27telp / Istanbul - Kandilli Observatory, Blue Mosque and Basilica Cistern, 3/30/2006
Location and Date:Istanbul, Turkey, 3/30/2006
Equipment:Canon Powershot SD500
Settings:ISO 50, 1.0 sec @ f/2.8
Notes:Photo bv Sandra Floyd
Filesize:1492 KiB
Date added:Sep 20, 2019
Dimensions:1536 x 2048 pixels
Displayed:272 times
Color Space:Uncalibrated
Customer Render:0
DateTime Original:2006:03:30 04:08:51
Digital Zoom Ratio:1
EXIF Offset:444
EXIF Version:version 2.31
Exposure Bias:0 EV
Exposure Mode:0
Exposure Time:1 sec
FNumber:f/2.8
File Source:Digital Still Camera
Flash:No Flash
Focal length:7.7 mm
ISO:50
Image Description:This huge underground cistern was built in the reign of Justinian (527-565 AD) to provide a filtered water supply for the Imperial Palace and surrounding area.
Make:Canon
Max Aperture:f/2.8
Metering Mode:Pattern
Model:Canon PowerShot SD500
Resolution Unit:Inch
Scene Capture Mode:0
Software:Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 8.4 (Windows)
White Balance:0
X Resolution:240 dots per ResolutionUnit
Y Resolution:240 dots per ResolutionUnit
IPTC Title:Basilica Cistern
IPTC Copyright:J. L. Floyd
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