<< Our Photo Pages >> The Basilica Cistern, Istanbul - Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry in Turkey
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Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: The Basilica Cistern, IstanbulCountry: Turkey
NOTE: This site is 4.417 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Istanbul Nearest Village: Istanbul
Latitude: 41.008330N Longitude: 28.977936E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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kantonkats visited on 17th Jan 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
43559959 visited on 24th Dec 2010 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Nice place for christmas celebration
Tdiver visited on 1st Jan 1994 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5
davidmorgan have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 5 Access: 4.33
Fascinating place a few metres below the busy streets of Istanbul.
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