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Gazi Husref-bey's Bezistan |
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Gazi Husref-bey's Bezistan was built
around 1540 year as an endowment
object. It extends in length of 109
meters down the Gazi Husref-bey's
Street. Range of shops was built
beside the Bezistan.
There are two big vaulted entrances
in the Bezistan from the Gazi Husref-
bey's Street, one from Ferhadija
Street and the other one from
Branilaca Sarajeva Street.Bezistan is
very massive basilica-type stone
building, in which the central part of
the interior is vaulted. A total of 70
shops are lined down each side of the
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central part, thus, the shops are vertically oriented toward the central hall. Dim daily light enters
in the central space through windows, which are located under the vault, thus the interior has to
be constantly illuminated with electric power lighting, projected in the way that the vault space is
evenly fulfilled with small lighting fixtures.Central vaulted space in western side of the building
once served as a connection with garden of Gazi Husref-bey's Tašli inn, which was a part of this
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