The Cistern of Justinian: immersed in the mystical freshness of Byzantium

By By Anne CHAON and © 2022 AFP Published: July 29, 2022 at 04:26 Amended: July 30, 2022 at 11:31 a.m. Reading time: 3 mins We enter with shivers, after the heat of Sultanhamet, to plunge into the mystical freshness of Byzantium: the basilica cistern of Emperor Justinian, one of the jewels of Istanbul, has … Read more

Immersed in the mystical freshness of Byzantium

Immersed in the mystical freshness of Byzantium

We enter with shivers, after the heat of Sultanhamet, to plunge into the mystical freshness of Byzantium: the cistern-basilica of Emperor Justinian, one of the jewels of Istanbul (ex-Constantinople), has just reopened to the public. . After five years of heavy work intended to protect it from the next earthquake, regularly promised to the city, … Read more