bedestan church and mosque

The Bedestan is located next to the Selimiye Mosque and is famous for its Dervish Show (more details at the entrance), but also can be visited without seeing the show for a small mfee of 1 EUR. The place is a nice piece of gothic architecture as it can speak fot itself the fabulous arcade from the entrance.

We discovered a beautiful clay exhibition here, people doing various clay objects and overall a tranquil atmosphere. A nice place to visit if you are in the area one afternoon.

This whole building has been recently renovated to a very good standard and provides and interesting opportunity for visitors to learn about the history of the buildings through the years. there are some nicely prepared information boards and photos.The fact that the buildings here have served as both church and mosque is fascinating.It only costs 2 Euros and is well worth a visit.There are plenty nice cafes and restaurants in this area too, as well as shopping opportunities.

Stumbled across this building that use to be St. Nicholas Church. It is currently used as a venue for concerts, dance shows etc. There was a fee of a couple of euros to go in, but we just stuck our heads in.The Bedesten is a 14th century gothic styled building built of ashlar stone blocks upon the ruins of a Byzantine building. It was used as a church in the Lusigan period, as a Metropolitan building under the name of St. Nicholas Church by the Orthodox community in the Venetian period. Following the Ottoman conquest, it's name changed to the Bedesten, after which it was used as a textile Market, a food Market, a flour Market, and a wheat store before falling into disuse.

Zabytkowy XII w. gotycki kościół (St Nicholas Church of the English) pełniący obecnie funkcje wystawowe. W sezonie możliwość obejrzenia tańca Derwisza (pokaz jest robiony nawet dla kilku osób). Koszt biletu w 2014r wynosił 7euro lub 19TL od osoby dorosłej, dzieci bez opłat.

После мусульманского завоевания с фасада были сбиты все украшения, изображающие животных или людей и теперь собор как будто голый. Внутри, естественно, тоже всё пусто. Нет, конечно, впечатление производит и в таком виде, но всё-же, как-то не по себе...

XII.YY'da Bizanslılar tarafından inşa edilen St.Nicholas Kilisesi, Osmanlıların Ada'yı fethinden sonra yapılan düzenlemeler ile bedestene yani kapalı bir çarşıya dönüştürülmüş. Çoğunlukla tekstil ürünlerinin ticareti yapılmış. Son dönemde AB'nin mali katkılarıyla kültürel faaliyetlerin yürütüldüğü bir alan olarak kullanılıyor. Selimiye Camiini görmeye gidenler, hemen dibindeki bedesteni de rahatlıkla ziyaret edebilirler...

Il Bedesten è un bellissimo edificio situato accanto alla Moschea.Originariamente costruito come chiesa nel VI secolo oggi è un magnifco esempio di incrocio fra varie correnti artistiche: bizantine, gotiche, veneziane ed ottomane.Ammirate l'edificio all'interno anche se un po' vuoto dimostra una grande eleganza.

Bellissimo il posto, BEDESTAN. Ristrutturato con aiuto dalla comunità europea. All'interno viene organizzato uno spettacolo di Whirling Dervish