Can you believe the house is full of water?! Escape room is looking for Medusa
Underground Water Palace The Underground Water Palace in Istanbul is one of the most famous ancient buildings in Istanbul, Turkey, built in the 6th century AD. It was a reservoir during the Byzantine Empire, used to store and supply the city's water source. The underground water palace is supported by marble columns, with a beautifully decorated arch ceiling on top.
Inside the palace, there are 336 marble support columns, the most representative of which are two Medusa head statue bases, and a tear column decorated with a row of teardrop-shaped reliefs on the surface.
The water palace can store up to 100,000 tons of water, enough to supply the city's drinking water needs for a month. Until the mid-sixteenth century, the Dutch discovered this abandoned water palace and made it known again. The Underground Water Palace in Istanbul has been chosen as a filming location for many films, such as '007 in Istanbul' and 'Agent City'. In addition, the film 'The Da Vinci Code' also made this mysterious place a puzzle in people's hearts. The water palace is also famous for imprisoning the evil Gorgon Medusa in Greek mythology, who can turn mortals into stone statues. Underneath the two huge columns on one side of the water palace is the image of the witch's head, adding a mysterious color to this place.
⏳Play time:
①The entrance and exit are separate, you can ask the staff about the ticket price before entering: 300 lira
②Tour time: about 30 minutes
🍲Dish recommendation:
①Kebab
②Alaca Cake: This is a traditional Turkish dessert made from almond flour, sugar, and honey. Alaca cake is round, covered with almond crumbs and icing sugar, and has a crispy and sweet taste.
③Pide
④Turkish dumplings (Manti): This is a small and exquisite Turkish dumpling, usually made from lamb, onions, and spices. The dumplings are coated with yogurt and garlic paste, and the taste is fresh and refreshing.
⑤Turkish grilled meat wrap (Lahmacun): A Turkish food similar to pizza, made from meat sauce and wheat bread. The grilled meat wrap is round or oval, crispy, and served with fresh lettuce and lemon juice, which is very delicious.
The Underground Water Palace in Istanbul is a unique historical building that combines ancient architectural skills and mysterious legends. Whether you are a history lover, architecture enthusiast, or traveler, you can find your own surprises and touches in the underground water palace!
This is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul. I went to this place last year.
When I went to Turkey to play the World Championships in August, I went to the hotel I stayed in 🏨, next to the Hagia Sophia ⛪️. Because it is one of the most famous attractions in Istanbul, the queues here are very long every day. There is also a green channel on the spot, which is a fast channel for online booking 🎫. There are also staff 👩💼 next to it to teach tourists how to buy tickets. Considering the inconvenience of operation, We still chose to queue normally. Tickets are 350 lira. I think there are previous strategies that say 10 lira and 20 lira. I don't know if it's here or the price has increased in recent years. As the walking stairs go down, I see this mysterious underground palace. The water palace has a half-football field large, high interior, rows of towering columns supporting the entire building, with arches at the top, adding to the artistic feel of the water palace. The water is not deep, the water is built to watch the lights, the lights change from time to time, so that the whole water palace is full of mystery, can also feel the grandeur of the whole building shock. With the twists and turns of the viewing trail, there are many landscapes worth checking in. It takes about 15~20 minutes to visit the entire water palace. Relatively speaking, the price of the groundwater palace is not cheap. The Russian, Japanese and Korean chess players who are in the same group have given up visiting. I think this is also a landmark attraction in Turkey. If you can accept the fare of about 120 yuan, it is recommended to visit.
After buying a ticket, I went down the stairs and felt grand and cool. Walking on the plank road, water dripping from time to time, but the water is very shallow. The red light is separated inside. The light is bright and beautiful. When you don't play the light, you can also enjoy its real appearance. Seeing the head of Medusa, bigger than expected, and the tear column, it is really beautiful. The pillars inside are all moved from all over, so many are different. Some modern artworks are mixed.
Buying on site may be cheaper. But it will be past 9 am
it is amazing inside! well organised, the staff were kind and attentive. There is a students discount.you have explanations of everything inside.