The attraction is little known, but it was very pleasant to visit. A real cistern, restored by the owners of the carpet store. It turned out great and an atmospheric little museum to boot. I recommend
An interesting place. One of the cisterns in Istanbul, but without queue and payment. It has a museum where there is a clear explanation of the Colosseum - columns in the center and so on. But according to the rules, you need to call and arrange at least a day in advance!
The entrance through the carpet store is very interesting. One of the bosses showed us around, gave us coffee, and was very kind (pictured).
Carpets of amazing quality, with different reflections from different sides and so on. The most delicate feeling when you touch it - lovers of it can buy anything.
You can also see how they are woven!
I advise everyone to visit. The cistern is located under the Nakkash carpet store. 5 minutes from Sultanahmet Square and completely free! Just go into the store and in the far right corner there will be a ladder down into the cistern. Go through the store and go down, none of the store staff stops you. The cistern itself also houses a small but interesting exhibition dedicated to the history of the area.
Be sure to visit this place, especially for free)) Not a large cistern area, but still impressive as a historical object, atmospheric and mesmerizing silence. The descent to the Cistern is located in the Carpet store)
A gorgeous archaeological site. It is very well decorated. But it is strangely organized - you have to go into the store and ask where the entrance is. It's a little difficult to detect on your own, there is no pointer. As a result, I had to consider carpets in a carpet store, although with the promise not to impose a purchase and then show the entrance to the Cistern. And so it turned out. They didn't regret it. We got a great aesthetic pleasure. In some places they write that you need to book a visit in advance. I don't know, we walked like that, and there were no other visitors.
Oh, another free delightful secret place without tourists! In the basement of the carpet store! I really liked it there. I recommend it to everyone! The tank is small, but it's interesting to see!
The Nakkas cistern, an excellent historical place, the hippodrome museum, is located in a carpet and tableware store made of quartz, the girl told about the dishes, she is from Kazan, it is very interesting. They work from 9 o'clock. The visit is free of charge
An alternative to the much more expensive more well-known Tanks. It is located next to Sultanahmet Square in the basement of a textile and carpet store. To our question, what should we just look at, but we won't buy anything, we politely conducted and turned on the lighting...Nothing was additionally imposed.
ps. Admission is free...(so far, probably 0
The store itself is not particularly interesting, BUT the tank in the basement of the store is top:
- free of charge
- no queue, BUT by appointment
- well, it's not a big exhibition in the store hall.
I recommend it!!! 👍🙂
This tank is small. But it's free and without a queue, if you run past the guard with a brick face. Inside is a mock-up of a racetrack and several exhibits.
A wonderful free tourist site next to Sultanahmet Square, which is very surprising, since there is a cistern 10 minutes away with an entrance fee of 350 liras))). The scale is impressive, considering that it was a reservoir. Inside there are stands with the history of the racetrack, the crumbling walls of which can be seen opposite the cistern. Definitely Yes to the visit)
Friends, while passing through Istanbul, I visited this store. It positions itself as an elite and as a representative of the absolute quality of everything that is sold in it, especially Turkish goods. We got there by accident, there was a museum marked on Google Mars. Yes, the museum is worth a look, it is not big and there are Cisterns in the hall and tells about the construction of the hippodrome of Constantinople.
But unfortunately, this is all that is wonderful.
From the threshold, you begin to be accompanied by "touts", who look very intelligent and unobtrusive. And after viewing the museum, they are invited to visit a ceramics store, supposedly of the highest quality and originality compared to the whole of Istanbul.
Impressed (it turns out I haven't been in the "insidious embrace" of salespeople for a long time) and you can say that I was moved, I made a purchase of a decanter, allegedly from some rare clay and unusual colors for "some $ 200", although it was originally $ 250 (unfortunately I was not alerted by such an "attraction of unheard-of generosity") and a dream, forgive the idiot, possession of an unusual form of a decanter bought in a place where you are guaranteed the best quality (again , loss of full orientation) , in Istanbul - IT CAME TRUE! Dear reader, he can say that he is an IDIOT himself - and he will be right.
Because I was "given" an obvious shabby product that can be bought for more modest bucks or maybe lira on every corner of beautiful Istanbul (and this is without sarcasm), all people starting from the hotel and the tour desk were extremely and optimally decent (well, if you don't notice the taxi drivers of the Airport-Wherever you Want but also this can be perceived as folklore 🤣) Which I do not want to put up with in relation to the employees of this .. either a shopping mall or a store ..toli selpo!
From the very first use under wine, and subsequent rinsing under cold water, after drying, bubbles appeared, followed by breaking and exposing "some very expensive clay", see photo
Friends, you have the right to laugh at me and my situation, and you laughed yourself, although I laughed so dearly only at concerts by M.M.Zhvanetsky. Not only do I warn you to enter into "oral and financial communication" with representatives of this food store, but I also approximate this situation to the rest of the goods presented there, and there are even jewelry made of precious metals and stones. Isn't it the same with this segment of the trade (as with rare ceramics)? A question? The risk is yours, friends.
A free tank with an exposition about the Racetrack in the carpet store. They don't cling at the entrance, most of them come precisely because of the tank. If you are in the area, be sure to take a look
Respect and respect to the owners of this store. They contain a small mini museum with an underground cistern. The facility is gorgeous, the smell of the dungeon is present. You can get in for free, given the price of 100 lira in the hyped tourist cisterns that are nearby. It's just great here!!! Gorgeous layouts and photos that make it clear what the hippodrome and the palace looked like from above.
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Svetlana
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November 3
In the Nakkas carpet store you will find one of the free Cisterns in Istanbul)) It is called the Nakkash Cistern, VI century.
The cistern is an ancient underground reservoir of Constantinople. The structure was designed to accumulate water, which was of strategic importance in the event of a siege of the city.
Free and no less beautiful than the rest of the tank. At the entrance it says that you need to sign up for a day. But if there is no crowd, then they let you in without any problems. Inside there is a carpet and tableware store, and in the cistern itself the history of the racetrack, which is located almost above it, is described in detail.
I am an authority driver, there is a parking lot at the door, guest accommodation is a very high-quality business, my partners left very satisfied, they visited the cistern, bought very nice carpets, their treats are wonderful
An educational visit. I am glad that such a structure has been preserved in good condition to the present day. An amazing neighborhood of a private business and a historical monument! Here in Russia, I don't remember anything like that. Business tries to remove what gets in the way. It's worth a visit.
It's a cool place, worth a visit to even imagine what the racetrack and the columns on the square near the blue Mosque looked like. In general, you need to call or write in advance, but no one was there on our day and they let us in. Then the girl told us in Russian about the dishes and carpets, very informative.
I went to this carpet store only because there is another underground cistern inside. It's damp, gloomy, small, but interesting. Admission is free. A small exposition about the Racetrack and its history. And opposite the store are the ruins of one of the edges of the Racetrack, a multi-tiered semicircle, the wall of the sfendon
This is generally a great place, a carpet store, in the basement there is a water storage, there is a model of the hippodrome, which was still under the Romans, we were kindly shown how carpets, silkworm cocoon and carpets are woven!!!
You can't just get into the tank now. Record via the website (by mail, probably), and only for tomorrow. They won't let you in on the same day. Hurtful. It was the only day in Istanbul. It would be better if they introduced an entrance fee. This is explained by the pandemic, while the employees themselves are without masks. I can't specify the address, I'm afraid that the review will not be missed.
The Nakkash tank is located in the basement of the carpet store. When you enter the store, you can ask the employees, they will show you, turn on the light. The entrance is free and there was no one in the tank. Amazing atmosphere, calm music, definitely worth a visit. After that, I looked into the carpet and souvenir shop. Everything is very beautiful and not cheap. By the way, it is located near the Blue Mosque.