News archive of November 2014
Quenching Istanbul’s thirst with aqueducts and cisterns
Clever feats of engineering that required precise calculations of slope and hill elevation, Istanbulâs aqueducts crisscrossed the city, bringing water to the imperial city Today in Istanbul we cross under the Aqueduct of Valens, but give this ruined, fourth-century structure little thought as we try to navigate traffic.