Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Istanbul: Kapalıçarşı (Grand Bazaar) - Architecture Details I







The architectural design of roads making up other sections apart from two bedestens is not symmetrical and geometrical; it has a scattered nature due to reflect its formation and the catastrophes it has gone through.
In this way, it stays away from the closed bazaar style of the West and has a character of an Eastern bazaar.
This laid back settlement; this scattered nature prevents the bazaar from being dull and at the same time gives it a romantic flavour.
Such a complicated structure and settlement not only maintains the monumental state of the bazaar, but also makes it a palace for shopping ...