Bedesten
The Bedesten of Thessaloniki is a historical Ottoman market in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece, built during the reign of Sultan Mehmed II. It is located on Venizelou and Solomou streets, near the Hamza Bey Mosque and the city's old town hall.Photo: Knop92, Public domain.
- Type: Marketplace
- Description: ottoman monument in Thessaloniki, Greece
- Also known as: “Bedestan Thessaloniki” and “Bedesten of Thessaloniki”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Panagia Chalkeon and Venizelou.
Panagia Chalkeon
Church
Photo: Geraki, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Church of Panagia Chalkeon is an 11th-century Byzantine-era Greek Orthodox church in the city of Thessaloniki, in the Central Macedonia region of northern Greece. Panagia Chalkeon is situated 210 metres east of Bedesten.
Venizelou
Metro station
Venizelou is a metro station serving Thessaloniki Metro's Line 1 and Line 2. The station is named after the adjacent Venizelou Street, which in turn is named after Eleftherios Venizelos, Liberal Prime Minister of Greece.
Hagios Demetrios
Church
The Church of Saint Demetrius, or Hagios Demetrios, is the main sanctuary dedicated to Saint Demetrius, the patron saint of Thessaloniki, dating from a time when it was the second largest city of the Byzantine Empire. Hagios Demetrios is situated 610 metres northeast of Bedesten.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Louloudadika and Ladadika.
Ladadika
Neighborhood
Photo: MWD, Public domain.
Ladadika is the name of a historic district and a landmark area of the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. It is located near the Port of Thessaloniki and for centuries was one of the most important marketplaces of the city.
Bedesten
- Categories: bedesten, building, commercial building, historic site, and historic building
- Location: Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.63661° or 40° 38′ 12″ northLongitude
22.94119° or 22° 56′ 28″ eastOpen location code
8GG4JWPR+JFOpenStreetMap ID
way 23189946OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=marketplaceOpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q12294165
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Bedesten” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Солунски безистен”
- German: “Besistan von Thessaloniki”
- German: “Besistan”
- German: “Bezesténi Thessalonikis”
- German: “Μπεζεστένι Θεσσαλονίκης”
- Greek: “Μπεζεστένι Θεσσαλονίκης”
- Greek: “Μπεζεστένι”
- Macedonian: “Солунски безистен”
- Turkish: “Selanik Bedesteni”
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