Top 10 Historic Cisterns
Ten historic water reservoirs: Basilica, Binbirdirek and Theodosius in Istanbul; Piscina Mirabilis in Bacoli; Fermo Roman cisterns; the Veletas Palace aljibe in Caceres; El Jadida Portuguese Cistern; Lisbon Amoreiras Reservoir; …
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Ten historic water reservoirs: Basilica, Binbirdirek and Theodosius in Istanbul; Piscina Mirabilis in Bacoli; Fermo Roman cisterns; the Veletas Palace aljibe in Caceres; El Jadida Portuguese Cistern; Lisbon Amoreiras Reservoir; La Malga in Carthage and the western cistern of Dara. A selection, not a ranking by size or age. Binbirdirek has stacked column shafts; disputed precise construction dates are not repeated. Theodosius dating is inferred from architecture, not a surviving building inscription. Piscina Mirabilis is a reservoir, not a swimming pool. Its photograph was previously retouched on Commons by AlMare; original photographer Peter Schuele. Amoreiras is not ancient: completion continued into the nineteenth century. La Malga shows surviving reservoirs rather than nearby fortifications. Dara shows a cistern rather than the necropolis. Photographs from 2005–2023 do not establish current access, condition or water operation. Authors and open licenses are listed below.
Basilica Cistern: Gun Powder Ma; Public domain (author dedication); https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basilica_Cistern%2C_Constantinople.jpg; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basilica_Cistern%2C_Constantinople.jpg; resized and fitted to portrait frame; derived image retains the source license.
Binbirdirek Cistern: Goktugatesag; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cistern_of_Philoxenos_0.jpg; resized and fitted to portrait frame; derived image retains the source license.
Theodosius Cistern: Izabela Miszczak; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Theodosius_cistern_04.jpg; resized and fitted to portrait frame; derived image retains the source license.
Piscina Mirabilis: Peter Schuele (Peter Schüle); retouched by AlMare (AM); CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Piscina_Mirabilis.jpg; resized and fitted to portrait frame; derived image retains the source license.
Roman Cisterns of Fermo: Diego Baglieri; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cisterne_Romane_-_Fermo_3.jpg; resized and fitted to portrait frame; derived image retains the source license.
Veletas Palace Cistern: juan.aguere from La Laguna, Tenerife, SPAIN; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aljibe_de_la_Casa_de_las_Veletas_%28C%C3%A1ceres%29_%284984618774%29.jpg; resized and fitted to portrait frame; derived image retains the source license.
Portuguese Cistern: Axel Rouvin from Bordeaux, France; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:El_Jadida_cistern.jpg; resized and fitted to portrait frame; derived image retains the source license.
Amoreiras Reservoir: Plexique; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M%C3%A3e_d%27%C3%81gua_das_Amoreiras_interior.jpg; resized and fitted to portrait frame; derived image retains the source license.
La Malga Cisterns: IssamBarhoumi; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Citernes_de_La_Malga_28.jpg; resized and fitted to portrait frame; derived image retains the source license.
Dara Cisterns: Oystercard; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Western_cistern_in_Dara.jpg; resized and fitted to portrait frame; derived image retains the source license.
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