Gazi Husrev-bey Bezistan (Sarajevo) | store / shop, interesting place

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Covered Market Places (Bezistans)

The first market place was built at the second half of the XVI century by Mehmed-bey, the son of Isabeg Ishakoviæ, next to the Kolobara Hostel. Gazi Husrev-bey built a covered market place, 109m long and 19.5m wide with 52 shops, vaulted with semi-circular ceiling. Masters from Dubrovnik were involved in the construction. Today it is called "Dugi bezistan" (long market place) in Sarajevo.
The Brusa market place was built by Grand Vizier Rustem-pasha in 1551, and it was used for the sale of silk that the founder himself manufactured in Bursa. The market place (Bezistan) has a rectangular basis (27x17.5m). It was made of stone and covered with six smaller domes. It used to have numerous shops inside and was surrounded by shops from the outside. The building was heavily damaged in the 1992-95 aggression and works on its adaptation into the Museum of the city of Sarajevo are currently being conducted.