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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:Kapalıcarsı_Grand_Bazaar_01.jpg|thumb|280px|The Grand Bazaar.]]The''' Grand Bazaar''' was a large market in [[Constantinople]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 16:38, 14 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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