The Basilica Cistern
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May 14, 2024
You don't have to take a guide. You won't get much information. You can just read it on the wiki. Nicely. It's impressive.
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October 17, 2024
Very beautiful! If you like caves, then you will like it here no less.
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September 20, 2024
A very atmospheric place, a must-visit in Istanbul!
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March 16
A very unusual atmospheric place.
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January 5
Very impressive and very beautiful
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December 30, 2024
We were in September, an interesting place, I recommend it
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April 6, 2024
It is amazing in its scale.
It is impossible to imagine how much work has been put into this place.
Exhibitions of contemporary art are held inside - mixed impressions.
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January 8
History-in one word! I liked everything in Istanbul!
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December 8, 2023
An unusual place, we got to the day when the symphony was played on the piano, the acoustics are excellent. It's cool in hot weather.
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May 1
It's worth a visit. Atmospheric, though expensive.
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September 15, 2024
A gorgeous place, fortunately I managed to go to it in January 2023 for a hundred lire)))))
Prices in Istanbul now, as in the South of France😂🤝
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January 28
There are private guides. Which will speed up your entry for a small fee.
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May 11, 2024
A mind-blowing engineering structure of ancient Constantinople, now Istanbul, for storing drinking water in ancient times
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October 13, 2024
It's a very beautiful place. Before visiting, it is advisable to read the historical information
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March 29, 2023
The place is unusual. But according to the points:
1. The queue. In general, it was worth thinking about this place already. Long queue = a lot of people. But we are optimists) and in vain.
2. The crowd. You go down the stairs and get into a dense stream of people. Which carries you all over the mesh bridge along the cistern. To catch a place for a photo is a separate quest. We were able to. But with difficulty.
3. The price. 1200 rubles per person. A child of 8 years old is also a person. And also 1200. Well, it's all right, of course. The tank of Theodosius is even more expensive. But you have to understand that this is a 15-minute walk across the bridge. We had 3,600 for the family. My toad is indignant.
4. I can't attribute this to a minus. Rather a given. The air is very humid. Everything is fine, but then going outside, you catch an unforgettable cheerfulness😄
Otherwise, everything is as in other reviews. And the atmosphere. And statues.
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March 26
Super, I definitely recommend visiting
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February 23
One of those places to see in Istanbul
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September 8, 2023
I was with my wife, she was there for the second time.(the first one in 97)She said that it was much better and more local then, now the water level is very low, there is practically no water.
There are many incomprehensible installations to attract tourists.
There are sooooo many people. We were with a guide, there is absolutely nothing to do there without a guide.
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April 15
It's a beautiful place. It's scary to imagine how it was all built.
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August 15, 2023
I liked everything. 15.07.2023.The ticket for tourists is 350 liras. We got there at 16.30, there was a queue, but it was moving fast. In Turkish Yerebatan Sarai (Yerebatan Sarnici), for independent tourists without Internet! The global structure! It's worth a look! There is no auto guide, read the information before visiting, there is a description in English and Turkish.
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April 3
Very beautiful!!!!!! Impressive!!!
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December 13, 2024
A magnificent and impressive place!
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October 8, 2023
An interesting place , the queue is very large . I recommend taking tickets online . The price is certainly ... not low). They say there is still a laser show , alas , I did not see it .
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August 30, 2024
The queue moved quickly, the tank itself is worth coming once for sure. Do not take the audio guide, all the information is on the Internet
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December 18, 2023
Everything is so monumental, it's amazing how it hasn't fallen apart yet. The queue for visiting is half an hour in October. Contemporaries added lighting and several sculptures. It was not for beauty that they did it right away.
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April 5, 2024
I highly recommend it. The unusual structure will make a very interesting impression.
If it wasn't for the price of the entrance ticket, I would have looked again
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March 1
It's a very unusual place. It's worth a visit!
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February 23
There's an incredible atmosphere at the bottom, I don't understand how they used to do this.
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December 18, 2024
Incredible beauty!!! I advise you to take an audio guide
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December 24, 2024
We were very disappointed that for 3,000 rubles per person we saw only columns. It's a shame to take money for it at all. So I don't recommend it. Watch it on YouTube, and spend the money on visiting museums and the harem.
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April 7, 2024
One of the most interesting sights of Istanbul!
Come before 10 a.m. so that you don't have to queue at the entrance, and it wasn't crowded inside either.
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January 26
A very interesting and unusual place
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May 1
I've always dreamed of visiting this place, it's just a fairy tale!
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October 2, 2024
Very expensive, 900 lire entrance per person. This is about 3,000 rubles. Couldn't get in(
And there is always a huge queue
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April 18, 2023
A very atmospheric place that is mesmerizing at first glance. Interesting installations, the play of light and incredible architecture will definitely not leave anyone indifferent. And fans of the Da Vinci Code trilogy will not be even more impressed, because this is where the action of the novel Inferno takes place.
The queues are always long on the street, but they move fast enough, the ticket is 300 lira.
Despite the fact that the room is in the basement, it is not cold at all downstairs. Although there are a lot of people, but the territory is large and convenient to move around.
One of the few objects that has sunk into the soul.
I recommend it )
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October 26, 2024
The cost of the visit is 32€ and a large queue. It's not worth the money or the time spent in the queue.
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December 25, 2024
James Bond was filmed here. A must-visit.
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April 11
Impressive! Come by 9 a.m., you'll have to wait in line later.
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October 28, 2023
It's interesting, BUT: there is always a queue at the entrance, though it goes fast (50 meters in 20 minutes). Ticket - 450 liras (beginning of October 2023, due to inflation, the price is constantly rising, ~ $ 17). It's very hot and humid inside, you come out wet through. And there are a lot of people, walking in a crowd like during rush hour in the Moscow metro. An ambiguous experience.
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November 5, 2023
We are very pleased with the visit to the Basilica cistern. It feels like I went down into an underground palace with antique columns. The backlight adds mystery.
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February 1
A magical place. Of all the sights of Istanbul, I come here every time
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September 6, 2023
It's a cool place. Columns of ancient temples from all over the area were dragged into the reservoir. Where the heads of the gorgon medusa stick out. Good acoustics. Antiquity from all the cracks. High humidity. Good illumination.
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April 21
I recommend visiting in the morning while there are no crowds of tourists. Do not confuse the entrance with the exit, they are in different places, this is the biggest mistake of tourists who are standing at the exit and waiting for the opening
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January 9
It's a very interesting place
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April 30
Everything is clear, I just had to leave my passport as a deposit for the audio guide.
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July 11, 2024
Expensive tickets, we went in the evening, we were not warned that it was about to close, and they drove us to the exit. Come at least two hours before closing time, otherwise you won't have a good look
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April 24
It's an amazing place. I recommend a visit.
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November 16, 2023
A very interesting and majestic place, like an underground city. It reminded me a bit of the footage from Harry Potter with the Basilisk. Historical columns are propped up with metal beams so as not to collapse. Some have an engraved drawing on them. Two Gorgon Medusa Heads
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March 19, 2024
The underground structure of 300 AD, beautiful, fascinating architecture. I recommend
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February 10, 2024
A stunning place filled with atmospheric lighting changing colors. The photos turn out to be magical, be sure to take a picture of the jellyfish with backlight, they look amazing.
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