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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[Niccolò Polo]] had the first of the [[Masyaf Keys]] hidden in the Yerebatan Cistern in 1257. In 1511, the [[Italian Assassins|Italian]] [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] entered the Cistern via a secret passage in [[Sofia Sartor]]'s shop. There he found [[Byzantines]] had been searching for the Key for thirteen months, without success. Ezio stealthily made his way through the Yerebatan Cistern and recovered the Key, as well as a map to the location of the others. | [[Niccolò Polo]] had the first of the [[Masyaf Keys]] hidden in the Yerebatan Cistern in 1257. In 1511, the [[Italian Assassins|Italian]] [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] entered the Cistern via a secret passage in [[Sofia Sartor]]'s shop. There he found [[Byzantines]] had been searching for the Key for thirteen months, without success. Ezio stealthily made his way through the Yerebatan Cistern and recovered the Key, as well as a map to the location of the others.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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The Yerebatan Cistern or Basilica Cistern is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Constantinople, Turkey. The cistern, located 500 feet (150 m) southwest of the Hagia Sofia, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
History
Niccolò Polo had the first of the Masyaf Keys hidden in the Yerebatan Cistern in 1257. In 1511, the Italian Mentor Ezio Auditore da Firenze entered the Cistern via a secret passage in Sofia Sartor's shop. There he found Byzantines had been searching for the Key for thirteen months, without success. Ezio stealthily made his way through the Yerebatan Cistern and recovered the Key, as well as a map to the location of the others.[1]
Gallery
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Artwork
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Ezio gazing at the "Peacock-eyed" column.
