Bedesten
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A bedesten is a type of covered market or market hall which was historically found in the cities of the Ottoman Empire. It was typically the central building of the commercial district of an Ottoman t
Exterior view of the Bedesten of Edirne, Turkey, built by Sultan Mehmed I between 1413 and 1421 CE
Interior of the Sandal Bedesten in the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul; attributed to the reign of Sultan Mehmed II (late 15th century)
Interior of the Bedesten of Bursa (late 14th century)
Interior of the Bedesten of Edirne (early 15th century)
Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
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The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops on a total area of 30,700 m2, attracting between 250,000 and 40
Inside the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul
The interior of the Grand Bazaar in the 1890s, by photographer Jean Pascal Sébah
The Byzantine (Comnenian) Eagle outside the eastern gate of the Old Bedesten
Nuruosmaniye Gate of the Grand Bazaar