Cisterns
Significant historic "cisterns" (Large Covered Reservoirs) where they can be visited.
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Al Zubarah | Excavations have revealed a large cistern for storing water. (AB ev) | |
Al-Hijr | some 200 cisterns of various shape and size (nom file) | |
Ancient Merv | at Beni Makhan Mosque | |
Ancient villages of Northern Syria | Relatively sophisticated hydraulic elements have been identified, notably large communal cisterns. (AB ev) | |
Bagerhat | The quality of the infrastructures - the supply and evacuation of water, the cisterns and reservoirs, the roads and bridges - all reveal a perfect mastery of the techniques of planning and a will towards spatial organization. (unesco website) | |
Berat and Gjirokastra | A large cistern in the centre of Berat Castle | |
Biblical Tells | ||
Brimstone Hill Fortress | Three underground water cisterns | |
Caceres | "the five-nave reservoir with three bays, incorporated into the Casa de las Veletas in the 16th century" | |
Caves of Maresha and Bet Guvrin | ||
Cilento and Vallo di Diano | Remains of cisterns in Velia | |
Dougga/Thugga | ||
Fortifications of Vauban | Two cisterns to hold rain water are part of the fortified town of Longwy | |
Istanbul | Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarayı). Next to Hagia Sophia. Was built during reign of Justinian I | |
Kairouan | Aghlabid Cisters are inclused in Zone III of the inscription | |
Konso | water reservoirs - Hardas (AB ev) | |
Mapungubwe | On top of Mapungubwe Hill | |
Masada | "To the early phase (c 35 BCE) belong ... several large cisterns, .." (AB evaluation) | |
Matera | ||
Mazagan | Manueline (late Gothic) Cistern in the fortress | |
Medina of Sousse | Sofra cisterns | |
Meknes | "Within are the palace with its ... water storage cisterns" (unesco website) | |
National History Park | Sans Souci | |
Necropolis of Bet She'arim | The Sih cave was used as a water cistern during the British mandate period (AB ev) | |
Old City of Jerusalem | The Herodian road which ran alongside the Temple Mount, includes ancient cisterns | |
Panamá | "Ajibe" reservoir at Panama Viejo | |
Petra | Um al Beira (Mother of Cisterns) receives it name from a series of water cisterns that are found on the top of the mountain | |
Qalhat | southern extra-muros cistern (AB ev) | |
Rani-ki-Vav | ||
Risco Caido | troglodyte cisterns (AB ev) | |
Rome | Excavations underneath the area of the Trevi Fountain | |
Safi al-Din Ensemble in Ardabil | ||
Sceilg MhichĂl | As there is no fresh water supply on Skellig Michael, the monks devised a sophisticated method of water collection to serve their needs. Two water cisterns were constructed within the inner enclosure of the monastery and a third a little to the west. (see link) | |
Seville | Alcazar | |
Siena | ||
Sintra | Moorish Cistern at Castelo dos Mouros | |
Stari Grad Plain | ||
Uxmal | At Uxmal and Kabah | |
Wartburg Castle | The centre of the lower courtyard is occupied by a cistern. | |
Xochicalco | ... includes a large rainwater cistern that formed part of a complex water system covering the whole settlement (AB ev) |
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