Event details

name
Basilica Cistern – Restoration (İBB)
event type
Restoration
start date
2017
end date
2022
date comments
The project's deadline was aimed at 2019, but was delayed due to COVID.
installations
persons
-
description

The most recent restoration aimed at improving the seismic safety of the cistern (by installing tension bars between the arches and columns). The heavy platform was renewed as well in the form of a light steel one. The removal of cement imitation from the floor tiles also revealed brick stamps from the 5th century.
comments
Overview of the restoration on the official site: https://yerebatan.com/yerebatan/restorasyon/ Site of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality: https://icraat.ibb.istanbul/proje-detay/yenilenen-yerebatan-sarnicini-actik/6f50686b-8094-4cb3-8960-0d61caf85f5a