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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 '''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]].
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 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, collecting an average of 250,000 to half a million visitors daily.
*The name means "Covered Bazaar" (Turkish: ''Kapalıçarşı'').
*An [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Piri Reis]], owned a shop in the bazaar.
*An [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Piri Reis]], owned a shop in the bazaar.
*This landmark is able to be purchased in game for 42,350 Akçe .


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="left">
<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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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

Source