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Yerebatan Saray Cistern, Istanbul
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Uploaded: 02/21/08 8:32 PM GMT
Yerebatan Saray Cistern, Istanbul
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Beneath Istanbul lie hundreds of gloomy Byzantine cisterns. They're left from the days when Istanbul was Constantinople. The grandest of all is Yerebatan Saray Sarniçi, called the Basilica (or Sunken Palace) Cistern because of its size (70 x 140 meters, or 2.4 acres), its capacity (80,000 cubic meters—over 21 million US gallons) and its 336 marble columns. Remember the scene in the old James Bond movie From Russia With Love when Bond is rowing in a small boat through a forest of marble columns? That scene was filmed in Yerebatan. Walkways and atmospheric lighting were installed during the 1990s so you can see all its curious corners.
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Wonderful shot. I like everything here. Many thanks for the great infos, too.
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For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, His eternal power and Godhead;... Rom 1:20
Not only do we see some amazing photographs on this site, but we can learn something new about our world nearly each day. I never new this place existed until you have opened my eyes to its existance. What a wonderful capture you have made of it too. Truely amazing! Well done!
Ann
Ann
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What an amazing shot and thanks for the info dear friend.
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Wonderful capture & thanks for the interesting history. I like the color tones ~ they give an eerie feeling to the image. Very well done.
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Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away ~ George Carlin
Very good capture and really sets a mood to this one.
sandi ♪ ♫ ♪
sandi ♪ ♫ ♪
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Nature in all her glory is my uplift on life.
This is getting strange Antonio. Yesterday I commented on your picture of a bridge in Prague that I've been across... Today you're showing us this place in Istanbul that I've been to!!! Istanbul has to be one of my all-time favourite cities, I really loved that place. I took pictures here too, but with my old camera and they weren't too great. It's very difficult to photograph, you did very well here.
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"The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others merely a green thing which stands in the way." William Blake
That is just plain fantastic my friend, great job.
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Always remember - Follow the Yellow Brick Road, it will lead you to the Emerald City and OZ A very nice place to be. Trust me on this one, I live there. The Lion **** MY CAEDES GALLERY****Another Site I'm AT - MY DA HOME PAGE
So rich to look at...good work
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Il faut aimer la solitude pour être photographe.Marie-Reine du Canada
Excellent shot, the lighting is almost surreal! Thanx for the fascinating narrative to!
Rich
Rich
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"'Life is not a journey to the grave with the
intention of arriving safely in a pretty
and well preserved body,
but rather to skid in broadside,
thoroughly used up,
totally worn out,
and loudly proclaiming,
"WOW! What a ride!"'
Antonio this is an excellent picture. I really like the dim warm light.
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And the Lord said " Go Sox "
I visited this cistern a couple of years ago.It is indeed a wonderful place as is your country. I took some photos down there but none as good as yours.
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very cool.
Amazing what they could do hundreds or thousands of years ago and I can't get someone to fix the roof.
Amazing what they could do hundreds or thousands of years ago and I can't get someone to fix the roof.
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Wow! Awesome shot!
Stan
Stan
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“Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you”
- Richard Brinsley Sheridan
A very nice shot. You have to catch the shows and concerts
there, or have a cup of Turkish coffee. Truly a unique experience.
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This is absolutely stunning and what a treat to see and I bet experience too!
:)PJ
:)PJ
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"Where there is perhaps a province in which the photograph can tell us nothing more than what we see with our own eyes, there is another in which it proves to us how little our eyes permit us to see." ~Dorothea Lange
Wonderful, Antonio. It isn't easy taking images here and as proof of that, I took many while there, but none of them even come close to this wonderful shot that you took. The ISO must have been turned up for this and the color cast is just wonderful. Very well done.
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Also: CONSTITUTION IN CRISIS
Hello Antonio, Great shot, I like the colour. It it as if I were there when i look at the picture.
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Magnificent. I saw some of these cisterns on a discovery or history channel program. The camera work was good but not dramatic or inspiring. This is more like the shot I was picturing.
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Linda...........
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Look around and catch it ; the Art is there !
My god, this is stunning! Reminds me of an underground dwarfish kingdom from Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" - into my favorites! :)
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Jim