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Event details

installation
name
Theodosian cistern – Renovation
event type
-
start date
2004
end date
2018
date comments
Starting date after Altuğ, 2013, p. 250. Opening date after *Byzantine Legacy*.
persons
-
description

The restoration of the cistern itself commenced in 2004 (Altuğ, 2013, p. 250). In 2010, the Arif Paşa building was demolished, revealing the cistern. The entrance building of the museum was built between 2016-2018 (https://web.archive.org/web/20190216044348/http://www.arkiv.com.tr/proje/serefiye-sarnici-giris-yapisi/9351, accessed 24/06/2025).

The project was conducted by the Istanbul Municipality (IBB).
comments
Site of the museum: https://www.serefiyesarnici.istanbul/Eng/Hakkimizda; site about the entrance building: https://web.archive.org/web/20190216044348/http://www.arkiv.com.tr/proje/serefiye-sarnici-giris-yapisi/9351.