Zanjan Bazaar
Iran is the cradle of the Bazaar in the world. You can find the most diverse, beautiful and attractive Bazaars in this country. One of these Bazaars, which is considered the longest covered Bazaart in the world, is Zanjan Bazaar. A Bazaar that is newer than others and today, daily business activity is still going on in it.
Zanjan Bazaar, which is considered the economic beating heart of this city, is located in its center and many historical places are also located near the Bazaar.Let's go shopping in the old city of Zanjan.
What do you know about the construction of Zanjan Bazaar?
The bazaar, which is considered one of the main pillars of Islamic cities, was built from the first decades of Islamic history. Of course, during the time of powerful and rich dynasties, the construction of bazaars accelerated or the old bazaars were repaired. One of the most important periods of Bazaar construction and restoration in Iran is related to the Safavid and Qajar governments. Zanjan bazaar was built during the Safavid period and its restoration was started by Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar and finished during the period of his successor (Fath-Ali Shah). From that time until today, the market has maintained its dynamic activity and is considered the main economic and financial center of Zanjan.
Zanjan bazaar architecture:
Zanjan bazaar has more than900 shops. In addition to this number of shops, caravanserais and mosques have also been built in bazaar to provide the welfare of business delegations.8lines, each of which is related to a trade, have formed the bazaar, which is divided into two parts, the upper market and the lower market (eastern and western). It seems that due to the traditional and older structure of the eastern part, the western part was added during the Qajar period.Architects have used many special techniques of Iranian-Islamic architecture during the construction of Zanjan Bazaar. Including: types of brickwork - use of geometric designs, colorful tiling, vaulted roof, moqrans, symmetry in the facade and dozens of other techniques. It is interesting to know that the features used in the architecture of Zanjan Bazaar became the basis for the restoration of other historical structures of this city.
Zanjan market holds the record of the longest market in the world. So be sure to visit it!!!