Cisterns / Reservoirs (21 Subjects)
Garden in Kambos, Chios.
Water deposit and fountain in Kambos, Chios.
Basilica Cistern, Istanbul
The pool in which according to tradition Saint John Theologian baptized Christians.
View of pool in Ramla.
Cistern of Philoxenos in Istanbul.
Columm capital from Basilica Cistern in Istanbul.
Cistern at ancient Thera, Santorini.
Well in an Ottoman garden in Koroni.
Pool of Siloam.
A modern structure erected on the site of the ancient cistern in Val di Noto, southeastern Sicily.
Elevation of the colonnade of a reservoir near Philoxenus Cistern, Istanbul. 2. Plan of said reservoir. 3. Vertical section of Egri Kapi reservoir. 4. Vertical section of Pera reservoir, at the site of modern-day Taksim square, named after the cistern (Taksim = cistern). 5. Plan of Pera reservoir.
1. Section of Çukur Bostan, a system comprised of seven open-air cisterns of the Byzantine era. 2. Elevation and vertical section of one of the walls of Çukur Bostan. 3. Columns, plans and architectural features from Philoxenos Cistern, Istanbul.
The Pools of Solomon at Bethlehem.
Water cisterns in Kteifa, town at the outskirts of Damascus. According to the author the cisterns provided water to the inn of the city and were also used as water troughs for domestic animals.
A, B, C, D: Details from the base of the Obelisk of Theodosius at the Byzantine Hippodrome, Istanbul. E, F, Column capital from Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. G, H, I. Part of ark and column capitals from the church of Saint Benedict, Istanbul. J. Column and column capital from Philoxenus Cistern, Istanbul.
Part of the Roman cistern of Aptera.
1. Ottoman fountain at Pylos. 2. Water cistern at Pylos. 3. Entrance to Niocastro, Pylos.
1. Plan of the stadium or hippodrome on Mount Lykaion, Arcadia. 2, 3. Remains of wall at the site. 4. One of the stone bassins of the cistern (rectangular room) at the northern end of the eastern side of the stadium.
Plan and section of the ancient theatre of Delos with details of the retaining wall. In centre right (to the south of the theatre), plan of cistern and reconstruction of its roof.
The pool of Bethesda at Jerusalem. On the right, the remains of a Byzantine church.