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- Location
- Istanbul , Turkey
- Type
- Covered bazaar
- Beginning date
- 1455 ; 571 years ago ( 1455 )
- Completion date
- after 1730
- Dedicated to
- Mehmed II
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- Official website
- www.kapalicarsi.org.tr
- Image
- Ворота Beyazıt .jpg
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- Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
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- Kapalı Çarşı
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- Kapalıçarşı
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The Grand Bazaar (Turkish: Kapalıçarşı, meaning ‘Covered Market’; also Büyük Çarşı, meaning ‘Grand Market’) 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 m, 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 in Istanbul is often regarded as one of the first shopping malls of the world.
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