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Mystical water underworld of past empires reopens in Istanbul

Justinian the Great would have been proud.The Basilica Cistern he built for the capital of his Eastern Roman Empire in modern-day Istanbul has reopened after a five-year makeover that has transformed the water storage...

People stands next to the Medusa head in the Basilica Cistern while visiting the historic site in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 26, 2022. Built in 542 and resting near the Hagia Sophia -- then a cathedral, now a mosques -- the basilica was once part of a network of more than 100 cisterns begun by the Romans and completed by the Byzantians and Ottomans to supply the city and its palaces with running water. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)
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