ባሲሊካ ternternቴው ከሮማ ንጉሠ ነገሥት ጀስቲንያን 1 ኛ እንዲሠራ ትእዛዝ ከተሰጠ ከስድስተኛው መቶ ክፍለዘመን ጀምሮ የኢስታንቡል ነዋሪዎችን ውሃ እያቀረበላቸው ነው ጉብኝቱ የጥንት ሮማውያን ይህንን የሕንፃ ድንቅ ግንባታ ለመገንባት ያገለገሉበትን ቴክኖሎጅ ያስደነግጣቸዋል ።
The Basilica Cistern has been providing Istanbul residents with water since the sixth century when it was ordered built by the Roman Emperor Justinian I. A visit leaves travelers raving about the technology the ancient Romans used to build this architectural wonder that was very advanced for its day.