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Re: Historic Turkey (and 5 airports!), finishing in Muscat,Oman. QF, QR and WY J, TK
Next stop - the nearby Basilica Cistern (not covered by Museum Pass ), an underground reservoir built by Emperor Justinian in 532AD. 80,000 cubic metres of storage, the water came into Constantinople via the aqueduct system.
After walking down the access steps, there is a series of boardwalks, niftily lit.
At the far end two columns have a Medusa as a base - reasons unknown, if I recall correctly.
Moving right along, next stop the Istanbul Archaeological Museums, just down from the Topkapi Palace. What? Another museum you groan? C'mon - there's 2,000 years of history here
But wouldn't ya bloody know it - under renovation! There are 5 museums, one entrance fee (Museum Card); this time a serious chunk of the exhibits were unavailable at the Archaeology Museum . A Medusa greets you at the café.
Thankfully (as I specifically wanted to see them) on display in the Archaeology Museum were the Phoenician anthropoid sarcophagi from Sidon, present day Lebanon, dating from the 4th and 5th centuries BC;
Next stop - the nearby Basilica Cistern (not covered by Museum Pass ), an underground reservoir built by Emperor Justinian in 532AD. 80,000 cubic metres of storage, the water came into Constantinople via the aqueduct system.
After walking down the access steps, there is a series of boardwalks, niftily lit.
At the far end two columns have a Medusa as a base - reasons unknown, if I recall correctly.
Moving right along, next stop the Istanbul Archaeological Museums, just down from the Topkapi Palace. What? Another museum you groan? C'mon - there's 2,000 years of history here
But wouldn't ya bloody know it - under renovation! There are 5 museums, one entrance fee (Museum Card); this time a serious chunk of the exhibits were unavailable at the Archaeology Museum . A Medusa greets you at the café.
Thankfully (as I specifically wanted to see them) on display in the Archaeology Museum were the Phoenician anthropoid sarcophagi from Sidon, present day Lebanon, dating from the 4th and 5th centuries BC;
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