The Basilica Cistern is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul. The cistern, located 150 m southwest of the Hagia Sophia, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian. This cathedral-size cistern is an underground chamber approximately 9,800 square metres in area - capable of holding 80,000 cubic metres of water. The ceiling is supported by a forest of 336 marble columns, each 9 metres high, arranged in 12 rows of 28 columns each spaced 4.9 metres apart.
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