Cinstern is a small archeological site on Olympiados Street.
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On Olympiados Street, there is an archaeological site that few notice. It is a rectangular Byzantine cistern (water tank). Its dimensions are 19 X 11.7m and its height was approximately 7.5m. The walls are thick and plastered with hydraulic mortar. The marble architectural members come from older (early Christian) buildings.
The cistern was filled through a natural channel. A part of the cistern is buried under an adjacent plot. Finally, its roof consisted of 8 domes in pairs that were supported by walls and columns.
Avgoloupis S. I., (2021), Η άδεια κινστέρνα της Θεσσαλονίκης. Μια θεωρία συνωμοσίας, [The empty cistern of Thessaloniki. A conspiracy theory], in Ydrotechnika, Dpt of Civil Engeneering, AUTH, v.31, p.p. 22-25
Tzimou K., (2017), Το μυστικό στην οδό Ολυμπιάδος 90, [The secret at 90 Olympiados Street] in Parallaxi,
https://parallaximag.gr/thessaloniki-news/to-vyzantino-mystiko-stin-odo-olympiados-90
Last visit 8/7/2023
Tsaktsira L, Papanthimou K., Mantziou G., Kalogirou N., (2014), Θεσσαλονίκη, η πόλη και τα μνημεία της, [Thessaloniki, the city and its monuments], Thessaloniki: Malliaris Pedia
1987 The first phase of the excavation began. Completed in 1989.
2003 Maintenance and restoration works were completed.
It is probably of the late Byzantine period.
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