Tuesday, 12 February 2008

grand bazaar istanbul



Grand Bazaar, Istanbul

We went to the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul, from Eminonu Square. The

Grand Bazaar is one of the largest covered markets in the world with

more than 58 streets and 4,000 shops, and has between 250,000 and

400,000 visitors daily, in Istanbul. It is well known for its jewelry,

pottery, spice, and carpet shops. Many of the stalls in the bazaar are

grouped by type of goods, with special areas for leather coats, gold

jewelry and the like. The bazaar contains two domed masonry structures

called bedestens, the first of which was constructed between 1455 and

1461 by the order of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, and enlarged during


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