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Everything has been sensitively restored, including fragments of Iznik tiles, wall paintings, and hidden Byzantine cisterns.
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
There’s a water cistern on our property that was built for cattle drives.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
In her article on the cistern, Smithsonian correspondent Sonja Anderson detailed this rich history, outlining the Castle’s origins and evolution from a museum building and residence into an administrative office and visitor center.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
It’s equipped with a connector that fits all outdoor house spigots, in addition to the faucets on utility sinks, and outdoor cisterns or water storage containers.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 5 Apr. 2020
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
There’s a water cistern on our property that was built for cattle drives.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
In her article on the cistern, Smithsonian correspondent Sonja Anderson detailed this rich history, outlining the Castle’s origins and evolution from a museum building and residence into an administrative office and visitor center.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
It’s equipped with a connector that fits all outdoor house spigots, in addition to the faucets on utility sinks, and outdoor cisterns or water storage containers.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 5 Apr. 2020
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“Cistern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cistern. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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