Who draws more shoppers, the Grand Bazaar, Istanbul or the Walled Obelisk?
Grand Bazaar, Istanbul The Grand Bazaar (Turkish: "Kapalıçarşı" , meaning ‘Covered Market’; also "Büyük Çarşı" , meaning ‘Grand Market’) in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. In 2014, it was listed No.1 among world's most-visited tourist attractions with 91,250,000 annual visitors. The Grand Bazar at Istanbul is often regarded as one of the first shopping malls of the world.
Pera Museum Pera Museum (Turkish: "Pera Müzesi") is an art museum in the Tepebaşı quarter of the Beyoğlu (Pera) district in Istanbul, Turkey, located at Meşrutiyet Avenue No. 65 (adjacent to İstiklal Avenue and in close proximity to Taksim Square.) It has a particular focus on Orientalism in 19th-century art.