336 marble and granite columns have stood in the water beneath Istanbul since 532 AD. The Basilica Cistern is the city's largest covered cistern, built to supply the Great Palace, and today you walk raised platforms between the lit columns to the famous Medusa heads.
336 marble and granite columns rising from the water.
Your ticket skips the ticket-counter queue and includes a multilingual audio guide, and the cistern has appeared in films such as Inferno and a James Bond movie. Combos add Hagia Sophia, Galata Tower, Dolmabahce Palace or Topkapi Palace in one booking.
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The ticket skips the ticket-counter queue, but you will still wait at the security check.
The audio guide lets you go at your own pace in several languages; the guided tour comes with a guide. The cistern itself is the same.
Skip-the-ticket-line admission with an audio guide, plus any extra attractions your combo names. Transport and food are not included.
The ticket is valid 9 AM to 6 PM, with last entry one hour before closing. Check the daily hours before you visit.
Under 6 is free. From age 6 the adult ticket applies.
Yes, on combos the attractions can be visited on the same day or on separate days within the voucher validity.
Comfortable shoes for the damp walkways. Packages with Hagia Sophia require modest dress, as it is a mosque.
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