Grand Bazaar
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The Grand Bazaar is one of the world’s largest and oldest covered markets, famous for its maze-like alleys filled with shops selling carpets, jewelry, spices, and traditional crafts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Bazaar of Tehran | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
covered market
ⓘ
historical marketplace ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Ottoman architecture ⓘ |
| area | approximately 30000 square meters ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf | Mehmed II ⓘ |
| city | Istanbul ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate |
1455
ⓘ
1456 ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| currencyAccepted | Turkish lira ⓘ |
| governedBy | Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyards
ⓘ
covered streets ⓘ domed roofs ⓘ fountains ⓘ inns (hans) ⓘ maze-like alleys ⓘ mosques ⓘ multiple gates ⓘ restaurants ⓘ tea houses ⓘ |
| hasGate |
Beyazıt Gate
ⓘ
Mahmutpaşa Gate ⓘ Nuruosmaniye Gate ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic market ⓘ |
| inception | 15th century ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Turkish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fatih district
ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedOn | European side of Istanbul ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Blue Mosque
ⓘ
Hagia Sophia ⓘ Sultanahmet Square ⓘ Suleymaniye Mosque ⓘ
surface form:
Süleymaniye Mosque
|
| numberOfShops |
around 3600
ⓘ
over 4000 ⓘ |
| numberOfVisitorsPerDay |
250000
ⓘ
400000 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1461 ⓘ |
| sells |
carpets
ⓘ
ceramics ⓘ gold ⓘ jewelry ⓘ kilims ⓘ lanterns ⓘ leather goods ⓘ silver ⓘ souvenirs ⓘ spices ⓘ textiles ⓘ traditional crafts ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
earthquake damage and restorations
ⓘ
fires and subsequent reconstructions ⓘ |
| timezone | TRT ⓘ |
| touristAttractionStatus | one of the most visited tourist attractions in the world ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +03:00 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Grand Bazaar of Tehran