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imported>StPerkele The "Secrets of Istanbul"-video confirmed the way it looks and the name; the one int he E3 demo was definitely not the Grand Bazaar. |
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[[File: | '''[[File:Kapalıcarsı_Grand_Bazaar_01.jpg|thumb|280px|The Grand Bazaar.]]'''The''' Grand Bazaar''' was a large market in [[Constantinople]]. | ||
'''The Grand Bazaar''' was a large market in [[Constantinople]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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*The modern day Grand Bazaar is one of the largest covered markets in the world with between 250,000 and a half million visitors daily. | *The modern day Grand Bazaar is one of the largest covered markets in the world with between 250,000 and a half million visitors daily. | ||
*The name means "Covered Bazaar" (Turkish: ''Kapalıçarşı''). | *The name means "Covered Bazaar" (Turkish: ''Kapalıçarşı''). | ||
* | *An ally of the [[Assassins]] owned a shop in the bazaar. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left"> | <gallery position="center" captionalign="left"> | ||
File:Grand_Bazaar_Constantinople_Assassins_Creed_Concept_by_Nicolas_Bouvier_and_Patrick_Desgreniers.jpg|Concept art of the Bazaar. | File:Grand_Bazaar_Constantinople_Assassins_Creed_Concept_by_Nicolas_Bouvier_and_Patrick_Desgreniers.jpg|Concept art of the Bazaar for [[Assassin's Creed]]. | ||
ACR Grand Bazaar Art.jpg|Concept art of the Grand Bazaar | ACR Grand Bazaar Art.jpg|Concept art of the Grand Bazaar | ||
Kapalıcarsı Grand Bazaar 02.jpg | Kapalıcarsı Grand Bazaar 02.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:Constantinople]] | [[Category:Constantinople]] | ||
[[Category:Landmarks]] | [[Category:Landmarks]] | ||
Revision as of 17:39, 9 October 2011
The Grand Bazaar was a large market in Constantinople.
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 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 between 250,000 and a half million visitors daily.
- The name means "Covered Bazaar" (Turkish: Kapalıçarşı).
- An ally of the Assassins owned a shop in the bazaar.
Gallery
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Concept art of the Bazaar for Assassin's Creed.
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Concept art of the Grand Bazaar
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