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While this cistern is very real, a host of mythical structures have long been rumored to lie beneath the National Mall.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
Historic Green Village Anna Maria's Historic Green Village is a group of old buildings retrofitted with solar panels and rainwater cisterns to become a net-zero community.
—Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
Built in 1847 to store rainwater, the round brick cistern has been sealed for over 120 years.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
It was originally built in the early 1500s atop one of Istanbul’s massive Byzantine-era cisterns by Mimar Sinan, the Ottoman Empire’s greatest architect.
—Jennifer Hattam, TIME, 25 July 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
Historic Green Village Anna Maria's Historic Green Village is a group of old buildings retrofitted with solar panels and rainwater cisterns to become a net-zero community.
—Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
Built in 1847 to store rainwater, the round brick cistern has been sealed for over 120 years.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
It was originally built in the early 1500s atop one of Istanbul’s massive Byzantine-era cisterns by Mimar Sinan, the Ottoman Empire’s greatest architect.
—Jennifer Hattam, TIME, 25 July 2024
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“Cistern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cistern. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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