Cistern of Theodosius
Name of Building
Cistern of Theodosius
Town or City, Country where the building was originally established
Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
Date the building was designed and/or first built
Construction begun: 428
Construction completed: 443
Construction completed: 443
Name of Architect, Builder, or Primary Patron Responsible
Patron: Emperor Theodosius II (401-450)
Culturally Specific Time Period
Byzantine
Geo-Location
41.007778718722754, 28.972384199999986
Materials
Marble, plaster
Size and/or Scale of Building
40 m x 20 m x 11 m
Architectural Type
Public
Image source
Image 1: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Theodosius_cistern_08.jpg
Creative Commons or other copyright information
Izabela Miszczak, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
Student First and Last Name
Brittany Lumanlan Martin
Citation
Patron: Emperor Theodosius II (401-450), “Cistern of Theodosius,” World Architecture, accessed June 28, 2026, https://worldarchitecture.artinterp2.org/items/show/171.
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