14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Light of the Basilica Cistern
Built in the 6th century under Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, the Basilica Cistern is the largest and most beautiful of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 11.2015 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2016 |
| Photo Location: | Istanbul, Türkiye |
| Camera: | NX500 |
| Copyright: | © Cole Menassa-Rafla |