Yerebatan Sarayı (Yerebatan Basilica Cistern), EMINöNü

It was a hauntingly beautiful experience. There are colored lights on some of the columns so you can see the extent of the cictern. It is HUGE! The arches can go as far as the light allows. They were very quietly playing classical music in the background but you could still hear the dripping and see the water under your feet rippling. Some of the columns there were taken from use at other places so you can find medusa carved blocks under some columns and one that looks like tears dropps were carved on it. There were some sculptures set in and above the water when we were there that lent to the atmosphere. I was glad that I took a sweater with me because it was cool and damp in the cicterns. I found it well worth seeing and would go back