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'''The Grand Bazaar''' was a large market in [[Constantinople]]. | '''The Grand Bazaar''' was a large market in the [[Galata district]] of [[Constantinople]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Grand Bazaar opened to the public in 1461 and was a very popular place with food, spices, pottery, fabric and much more | The Grand Bazaar opened to the public in 1461 and was a very popular place with food, spices, pottery, fabric and much more. It was a very famous Turkish landmark and shopping location in the [[Ottoman Empire]]. It was vastly enlarged during the reign of [[Suleiman the Magnificent]]. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The modern day Grand Bazaar is one of the largest covered markets in the world with over 250,000 and a half million visitors daily. | |||
*The name means "Covered Bazaar" (Turkish: ''Kapalıçarşı'') and was one of the largest covered markets in the world. | *The name means "Covered Bazaar" (Turkish: ''Kapalıçarşı'') and was one of the largest covered markets in the world. | ||
*The Grand Bazaar was seen in the [[Assassin's Creed Revelations|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'']] E3 Demo when [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] walks through it to get to the [[Great Chain]]. | *The Grand Bazaar was seen in the [[Assassin's Creed Revelations|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'']] E3 Demo when [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] walks through it to get to the [[Great Chain]]. | ||
[[Category:Constantinople]] | [[Category:Constantinople]] | ||
[[Category:Constantinople]] | [[Category:Constantinople]] | ||
Revision as of 03:01, 29 July 2011
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The Grand Bazaar was a large market in the Galata district of Constantinople.
History
The Grand Bazaar opened to the public in 1461 and was a very popular place with food, spices, pottery, fabric and much more. It was a very famous Turkish landmark and shopping location in the Ottoman Empire. It was vastly enlarged during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent.
Trivia
- The modern day Grand Bazaar is one of the largest covered markets in the world with over 250,000 and a half million visitors daily.
- The name means "Covered Bazaar" (Turkish: Kapalıçarşı) and was one of the largest covered markets in the world.
- The Grand Bazaar was seen in the Assassin's Creed: Revelations E3 Demo when Ezio walks through it to get to the Great Chain.