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Cistern of the Hebdomon
Fildamı Sarnıcı
Cistern of the Hebdomon is located in Istanbul
Cistern of the Hebdomon
Shown within Istanbul
LocationBakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey
RegionMarmara Region
Coordinates40°59′35″N 28°53′10″E / 40.99306°N 28.88611°E / 40.99306; 28.88611
TypeCistern
History
PeriodsByzantine Empire

The Cistern of the Hebdomon (Greek: κινστέρνη τοῦ Ἕβδομου), known in Turkish as Fildamı Sarnıcı ("Cistern of the elephant's stable"),[1] is a Byzantine open sky water reservoir built in the quarter of the Hebdomon (today's Bakırköy), an outskirt of Constantinople.[2]

  1. ^ Mamboury (1953), p. 326
  2. ^ Janin (1964), p. 205

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