The Basilica Cistern Museum presents the exhibition ‘Deeper Beneath”’ The Basilica Cistern, which was built centuries ago for the collection and storage of water, is also a place where universal cultural consciousness and collective social memory intersect, reaching us from different layers of history. After comprehensive and meticulous restoration works, it opened its doors to

The Basilica Cistern Museum is open to visitors every day of the week between 09.00 and 22.00. Remuneration 09.00-18.30 | Ticket: 450 TL 19.30-22.00 | Ticket: 1.000 TL * Our institution is not affiliated with the Ministry of Culture. * You can buy Basilica Cistern entrance tickets online from Passo. *Kültür AŞ is not responsible for tickets

In the Depths of History The Basilica Cistern Museum is one of the most important cultural assets where we can trace the traces of glorious Istanbul history. This grand underground cistern, built by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I (527-565), is nicknamed “Yerebatan Sarayı” (Sunken Palace) among the public due to its numerous marble columns rising