Cistern of the Hebdomon

Coordinates: 40°59′35″N 28°53′10″E / 40.99306°N 28.88611°E / 40.99306; 28.88611
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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]

Location

The cistern is located in

Marmara sea.[2]

History

The date of construction of this cistern, which lay in the outskirts of the Hebdomon (

Emperors were elected through acclamation by the army,[5] lay in the valley of Veli Efendi, where now Istanbul's horse race track is placed.[6]

After the

belediye of Bakırköy – has been sporadically used to host meetings.[8]

Description

The cistern has a rectangular plan with sides 127 metres (417 ft) long and 76 metres (249 ft) wide, and covers an area of about 9,600 square metres (103,000 sq ft).

spiral staircase in the centre, separated from the outside by a casing containing the water flowing from an inflow placed at the bottom of the tower.[4] Several outflow channels distributed the reservoir water in different directions.[4] It is unknown whether the cistern, which lies at a low altitude, was supplied with water coming from the nearby springs, and whether this was sufficient to fill it, or whether the water came from an artificial channel from the Thracian hinterland.[4]

In the same small valley where the cistern lies, and to its west, there are three smaller elliptic open cisterns, aligned from north to south.[9] The central one is destroyed, while the other two, still extant, are named Domuzdamı ("house of the pigs"), since they were used as stables for animals.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Mamboury (1953), p. 326
  2. ^ a b c d e Janin (1964), p. 205
  3. ^ Janin (1964), p. 446
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Goncal, Serhat (2009). "Fildami Cistern, its role in Constantinople and its historical background through history". Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  5. ^ a b Janin (1964), p. 447
  6. ^ Janin (1964), p. 448
  7. ^ a b c d Altun (2009), p. 142.
  8. ^ a b c Bambaşka Bakırköy Gazetesi (in Turkish) (10): 14. March 2009. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ a b Janin (1964), p. 206

Sources

  • Mamboury, Ernest (1953). The Tourists' Istanbul. Istanbul: Çituri Biraderler Basımevi.
  • Janin, Raymond (1964). Constantinople Byzantine (in French). Paris: Institut Français d'Etudes Byzantines.
  • Altun, Feride Imrana (2009). Istanbul'un 100 Roma, Bizans Eseri (in Turkish). Istanbul: Istanbul Buyukșehir Belediyesi Kültür A.Ş. Yayınları.
    ISBN 978-9944-370-76-9
    .
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