Gazi Husrev-begov bezistan

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Gazi Husrev-begova, Sarajevo 71000
Added by Jopie, at 12 August 2016

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• Anonymous

  01 May 2018

  An ancient shopping mall that is still functioning until today. Charming building, high ceiling. We can buy cheap souvenirs here. No need to haggle.

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• Anonymous

  13 January 2018

  Building is amazing , historical place but it will be better if shops are not full with fake Chinese or Turkish stuff such as bags and souvenirs . I am happy to see a few shops with autentical Bosnians souvenurs.

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• Anonymous

  31 December 2017

  Gazi Husrev Bey’s Bezistan (covered bazaar), also called Old Bezistan and Great Bezistan, is part of Gazi Husrev Bey’s vakuf (endowment). It is presumed that the structure was built around 1540.
  
  During the Ottoman period, the shops inside traded textiles and the outdoor shops, which ran along the eastern side of the building on Gazi Husrev Bey Street, belonged to the metalworkers’ čaršija and gold and silver jewelry was produced and sold here.
  
  There are four entrances to the bazaar: two come from Gazi Husrev Bey’s Street, one is on Ferhadija and another on Branilaca Sarajeva.
  
  Another structure, Tašlihan (Stone Inn), was built at the same time as Bezistan. Built along the western wall, the inn made the bazaar a unique complex, which was at the center of trade in Sarajevo during the Ottoman period.
  
  After being badly damaged during a fire in 1879, a large portion of Tašlihan was knocked down. The remains of the inn now comprise part of Hotel Europe’s summer garden.

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• Anonymous

  08 November 2017

  Good price and bought some awesome cheap sunglasses.

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• Anonymous

  30 August 2017

  It is really lovely place in the heart od Old Town. Gives out oriental vibes.

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• Anonymous

  08 July 2017

  Building is amazing , historical place but it will be better if shops are not full with fake Chinese or Turkish stuff shuch bags and souvenirs . I am happy to see a few shops with autentical Bosnians souvenurs.

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• Anonymous

  16 January 2017

  The old bazaar made by Gazi Husrev-Beg during the Ottoman rule. Like the rest of the old town, it follows Ottoman architecture. It's the first place to start looking for small souvenirs. On the outside, it hosts numerous shops that sell jewelry.

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• Anonymous

  15 December 2016

  Beautiful and historical bazaar located directly in the city center. You can get all your souvenirs, have a little chit chat with the shop owners and enjoy the city afterwards ;)

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• Anonymous

  26 November 2016

  Must see this old bazar place.

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• Anonymous

  17 October 2016

  Great place to get all your souvenirs and go for a stroll in one of the first shopping malls ever built in the city

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• Anonymous

  19 August 2016

  Very nice old bazaar.

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