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Krishna Bazaar, Hampi, Karntaka, India.
I wonder how many structures built today will still be standing over 600 years later. As for the title......it's how I feel about the world today, Bizarre!
Olympus E-M1
OLYMPUS M.14-150mm F4.0-5.6 II
Aperture ƒ/4.0
Focal length 14.0 mm
Shutter 1/250
ISO 200
Naghshe Jahan Bazaar- Under the Ali Qapu Palace
Size: 22.5-37 Cm
A cold day in autumn/ Plein air painting
Kafel (Al Kifl) between Hillah and Najaf contains one of the best preserved covered bazaars in Iraq.
The Vakil bazaar in Shiraz, Iran.
Vakil Bazaar (Persian: بازار وکیل) is the main bazaar of Shiraz, Iran, located in the historical center of the city.
It is thought that the market originally was established by the Buwayhids in the 11th century AD, and was completed mainly by the Atabaks of Fars, and only was renamed after Karim Khan Zand in the 18th century.
The Bazaar has beautiful courtyards, caravansarais, bath houses, and old shops which are deemed among the best places in Shiraz to buy all kinds of Persian rugs, spices, copper handicrafts and antiques.
Like other middle eastern Bazaars there are a few numbers of mosques and Imamzadehs constructed adjacent or behind the Bazaar.
Better seen in Slideshow Istanbul
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The Grand Bazaar (Turkish: Kapalıçarşı, meaning "Covered Bazaar"; also: Turkish: Büyük Çarşı, meaning "Grand Bazaar") in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 3,000 shops which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily.
The construction of the future Grand Bazaar's core started during the winter of 1455/56, shortly after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. Sultan Mehmet II had an edifice erected devoted to the trading of textiles.
Today the Grand Bazaar is a thriving complex, employing 26,000 people visited by between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily, and one of the major landmarks of Istanbul. It must fight the competition of the giant malls built everywhere in Istanbul, but its beauty and fascination represent a formidable advantage for it. According to the head of the Grand Bazaar Artisans Association, the complex has been in 2011 - the year of its 550th birthday - the most visited monument in the world. A restoration project starting in 2012 should renew its infrastructure, heating and lighting systems. Moreover, the Hans inside the Market will be renovated and later additions will be demolished. This project should finally solve the big problems of the market: for example, in the whole Bazaar there is no proper toilet facility.[Moreover, the lacks of controls in the past years allowed many dealers to remove columns and skive walls in their shops to gain space: This, together with the substitution of lead (stolen in the last years) with concrete on the market's roof, has created a great hazard when the earthquake expected in Istanbul in the next years will occur.
uma das muitas muitas "bancas" no Grand Bazaar, Istambul
one of the (so) many booths in Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
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The Grand Bazaar (Turkish: Kapalıçarşı, meaning Covered Bazaar) in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with more than 58 covered streets and over 1,200 shops which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. Opened in 1461, it is well known for its jewelry, pottery, spice, and carpet shops. Many of the stalls in the bazaar are grouped by the type of goods, with special areas for leather coats, gold jewelry and the like. The bazaar contains two bedestens (domed masonry structures built for storage and safe keeping), the first of which was constructed between 1455 and 1461 by the order of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror. The bazaar was vastly enlarged in the 16th century, during the reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, and in 1894 underwent a major restoration following an earthquake.
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The Russian Bazaar or Gulistan (Turkmen: Gulistan söwda merkezi; Rus bazary) in Ashgabat is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the Turkmenistan.
The market is located in the center of the city. Built during the Soviet era. Despite the emergence of new Ashgabat stores and malls, markets continue to be popular among locals and tourists. Bazaar regularly visited by foreign delegations. The range of goods is enormous. Inside the bazaar are eateries. In 2001 it was reconstructed by the Turkish company Ekol were updated outlets, shops and food stalls. The complex was covered with white marble. In 2007, the clothing department of the bazaar was a fire.
Grand Bazaar is a large covered market (Turkish: Kapali Carsi), founded in 1481, with 58 alleys and 1,200 shops.