Grand Bazaar

Entrance Fee : FREE

Visiting Hours :
10:00 – 18:00

Open Everyday of the Week

Address : Kalpakcılar Cad. No:22 Beyazıt-Fatih/İSTANBUL

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Masterpiece Of The History Of Architecture

Grand Bazaar, also known as Kapalıçarşı built by Fatih Sultan Mehmet, is a historical shopping square surrounded by shops covered with roofs and domes. The bedrock is the core of the great area, which in the historical name is “Çarşu-yı Kebir”. The first bedestene that was built in 1460 was given the name of Cevahir and this burial was left to Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror to be given to Hagia Sophia. The Sultan then brought various shops and shopping centers to the center of commercial life. The Grand Bazaar, founded in 1461, resembles a massive labyrinth with its aesthetic design. The historic shopping area with 60 streets and over 3600 shops covers a total area of ​​30,700 square meters. Istanbul can be expressed as a point of attraction in both tourism and commercial sense. At the first sight of the plaza exhibiting a complex structure with colored elements on the world, Cevahir Bedesten attracts attention. The bedesten, which is in architectural monumental view, is divided into 15 separate sections. Each episode has an appearance that is covered with a dome in itself. Inside the walls of the walls, small cells bounce. Sandal Bedesteni is surrounded by 50 dome designs. This decorative bedesten is one of the leading examples of Turkish architecture as dome designs. These two important bedesten mentioned are the inner qualities of the bazaar. In the past, two buildings are known for their thick inner iron bases. Traders in iron caskets; capital, savings and jewelery, as well as records and registration documents in LonCard.