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The '''Grand Bazaar''' is a commercial market located in [[Constantinople]]. During the [[Renaissance]], it was an eminent monument and shopping hub within the [[Ottoman Empire]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The | The Grand Bazaar opened to the public in 1461 and was a popular market which offerings included food, spices, pottery, and fabric. It was vastly enlarged during the reign of Sultan [[Suleiman I|Suleiman the Magnificent]] during the 16th century. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The modern day Grand Bazaar is one of the largest covered markets in the world | *The modern day Grand Bazaar is one of the largest covered markets in the world, collecting an average of 250,000 to half a million visitors daily. | ||
*An [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Piri Reis]], owned a shop in the bazaar. | *An [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Piri Reis]], owned a shop in the bazaar. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery | <center><gallery captionalign="center"> | ||
File:Grand_Bazaar_Constantinople_Assassins_Creed_Concept_by_Nicolas_Bouvier_and_Patrick_Desgreniers.jpg|Concept art of the Bazaar for [[Assassin's Creed]]. | File:Grand_Bazaar_Constantinople_Assassins_Creed_Concept_by_Nicolas_Bouvier_and_Patrick_Desgreniers.jpg|Concept art of the Bazaar for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''. | ||
The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul ART.jpg|Concept art of the Grand Bazaar | The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul ART.jpg|Concept art of the Grand Bazaar. | ||
Kapalıcarsı Grand Bazaar 02.jpg | Kapalıcarsı Grand Bazaar 02.jpg|Turkish citizens shop inside the bazaar. | ||
The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.jpg | The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.jpg|A view from within the Grand Bazaar. | ||
Kapalıcarsı_Grand_Bazaar_01.jpg | Kapalıcarsı_Grand_Bazaar_01.jpg|Guards patrolling within the bazaar. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery></center> | ||
==Source== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' | |||
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[[Category:Constantinople]] | [[Category:Constantinople]] | ||
[[Category:Landmarks]] | [[Category:Landmarks]] | ||
Revision as of 05:08, 26 December 2011
The Grand Bazaar is a commercial market located in Constantinople. During the Renaissance, it was an eminent monument and shopping hub within the Ottoman Empire.
History
The Grand Bazaar opened to the public in 1461 and was a popular market which offerings included food, spices, pottery, and fabric. It was vastly enlarged during the reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent during the 16th century.
Trivia
- The modern day Grand Bazaar is one of the largest covered markets in the world, collecting an average of 250,000 to half a million visitors daily.
- An Assassin, Piri Reis, owned a shop in the bazaar.
Gallery
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Concept art of the Bazaar for Assassin's Creed: Revelations.
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Concept art of the Grand Bazaar.
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Turkish citizens shop inside the bazaar.
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A view from within the Grand Bazaar.
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Guards patrolling within the bazaar.
Source
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