Nuruosmaniye Kapisi by junge1
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Description
The Nuruosmaniye Kapisi is one of several gates that lead into the Kapali Carsi (Grand Bazaar or Covered Market). The Grand Bazaar is located within the walled City of Istanbul.
Construction of the Bazaar's core started during the winter of 1455/56, shortly after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople.
Istanbul's Grand Bazaar is one of the oldest and largest covered markets in the world, with 61 streets and nearly 4,000 shops, mosques, banks, police stations, restaurants, and workshops attracting between 250,000 to 400,000 visitors daily. It is open from 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM daily, except Sundays.
Though tourist shops now crowd the Bazaar, it is still a place where an Istanbullu, a citizen of Istanbul, may come to buy a few meters of printed cloth, a gold bangle for a daughter's birthday gift, an antique carpet, or a fluffy sheepskin (Sources: Tour Guide; Lonely Planet, Turkey, 2001: Wikipedia).
This picture was taken on 29 June 2013,
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Comments (21)
jayfar
A splendid people picture Sig and some great architecture.
emmecielle
Fantastic shot! :)
ontar1
Cool, outstanding capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
flavia49
fabulous image
starship64
Beautiful shot.
jocko500
wonderful shot of this place
ronmolina
Interesting info and great pic!
UVDan
One helluva flea market!
renecyberdoc
too much crowded for me.
auntietk
I'd love to walk through there! No shopping, just looking. But wow ... my eyes would get full fast!! :)
Juliette.Gribnau
most beautiful !
nefertiabet
Interesting info and capture my friend!
dakotabluemoon
Very interesting shot dude.
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
Richardphotos
very candid street scene
farmerC
Splendid shot.
drifterlee
Very nice shot
danapommet
I like the views of both archways and sort of a people photo. The guy pushing the two wheeler of packages, the young lady with the cigarette and the angry looking guy with the white T-shirt. A nice photo my friend!
tigertim
A fascinating photo..an amazing entrance, and thanks for the commentary about the bazaar, very interesting!
Faemike55
for the serious shopper, a handtruck is necessary Great capture Sig
debbielove
Ah the Bazaar.. Place of mystery and bottomless pockets lol A fine shot of the sort of thing to expect in almost any one of these the world over.. Good shot! Rob