Grand Bazaar - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Grand Bazaar - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Grand Bazaar (, meaning ‘Covered Market’; also , meaning ‘Grand Market’Müller-Wiener (1977), p. 345.) in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shopsMüller-Wiener (1977), p. 349.As of 2012, there is no official statistics about the number of shops in Bazaar. This oscillates between 3,000 and 4,000. on a total area of 30,700 m2, attracting between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. In 2014, it was listed No.1 among the world's most-visited tourist attractions with 91,250,000 annual visitors. The Grand Bazaar at Istanbul is often regarded as one of the first shopping malls of the world. Read more on Wikipedia
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