set in part of the old cistern which used to an udner ground water tank.
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Just beside Ayasofya, in Istanbul, you will find a Roman cistern as old as Ayasofya itself.
This extraordinary building, with its massive stone columns and its lofty brick domes, stands at the head of a row of guesthouse lining the narrow street immediately behind Ayasofya. Built nearly two thousand years ago as a cistern. it was used until recently (1960's and 70's) as a car repair workshop placed over the rubble!But no longer.
The Turkish Touring and Automobile Associon, which converted the old houses in the street into a row of guesthouse, cleaned out the cistern, restored it and transformed in into a "Roman Tavern".
The present floor level was reaches by digging down to a debt of seven meters but investigations have show that the six large, massive, single-piece columns descend three meters below this.The original room has been preserved exactly as it was. The only addition is a fire-place in the ancient style.
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on Apr 3, 2005
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