Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Basilica Cistern (Istanbul)

The Basilica Cistern is the largest underground storage for water in Istanbul. It is not longer active and is now just a museum.
500 feet below the ground.

There are two Medusa heads in the Cistern. The workers this one sideways to prevent it from turning anyone who looked at it to stone.
They turned this one upside down to negate the powers of Medusa's gaze.

1 comment:

DCAja said...

just another great post!