ITS STORY
The first covered market (bedesten) of the Ottoman Empire, it was built by Yıldırım Bayezid in the 14th century as the city was fast becoming a trade centre, and it served as a model for all later Ottoman bedestens. It was badly damaged in the 1958 Covered Bazaar fire and restored true to its original form in 1960. Today it is part of the Covered Bazaar and houses mostly goldsmiths' workshops.
History
At the time when Bursa was conquered by the Ottomans on April 6, 1326, the city settlement was limited to the interior of the Hisar (fortress). As a suburb, there was a neighborhood extending from Çakır Bath to Zafer Square in the east and Gece Neighborhood located at the foot of the city walls in the west.
Architecture
The central area of the bedesten is 15,00 × 56,50 meters in terms of interior dimensions. The upper covering system consists of 14 domes supported by six piers. The commercial areas consist of 32 cellars arranged in an east-west direction and shops arranged in front of these cellars and around the supporting piers.
Source: Bursa Vakıf Eserleri — Cilt 2, p. 53
Location and map
Details
- Type
- Bazaar
- District
- Osmangazi
- Inventory section
- Commercial Buildings