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Event details

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

The Basilica Cistern was again renovated and restored by the municipality between 2017-2022.

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. A new entrance and exit was also added to the Cistern by the museum.

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