Authorities in Turkey have sealed off a luxury spa set up by illegally modifying a 1,500-year-old cistern near Hagia Sophia ...

Our correspondent has had large cisterns of twenty feet diameter built in this manner, and he assures us they never fail when the workmanship is properly executed. Flat bottomed cisterns we know ...

A cistern is a container for collecting and storing water. It can be large or small, underground or above-ground, and frequently supplied by a well, spring or rainwater. Most often used for ...

Cisterns are large water storage tanks similar to rain barrels. Like rain barrels, they are designed to collect rainwater from your rooftop and store it for later use. Unlike a standard rain ...

The Basilica Cistern is Istanbul's largest surviving Byzantine cistern and one of its most unique historic sites. Constructed in 532 for Justinian I, this sprawling underground water reservoir ...