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Grand Bazaar vs Hagia Sophia Mosque
Both are endorsed by professional travelers. On balance, Grand Bazaar scores marginally higher than Hagia Sophia. Grand Bazaar comes in at #5 in Istanbul with endorsements from 7 sources such as Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Frommer's.
Grand Bazaar
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Grand Bazaar Istanbul Turkey
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Fodor's
"Take a deep breath and plunge into this maze of 65 winding, covered streets crammed with 4,000 tiny shops, cafés, restaurants, mosques, and courtyards."
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Frommer's
"The mother of all tourist traps, the Grand or Covered Bazaar is a vivid illustration of all that's gone wrong with the free market."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This labyrinthine and chaotic bazaar is the heart of the Old City and has been so for centuries. No visit to İstanbul would be complete without a stop here."
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Travel + Leisure
"This massive, dazzling, and cacophonous covered market is the ur-bazaar of the Orient; if you’ve envisioned what it will be like, prepare to have your expectations exceeded."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"The Grand Bazaar is a joyful, feverish universe that can overwhelm and unsettle with its thousands of shops and workshops, caravanserais, warehouses, restaurants, fountains, banks and mosque."
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Hagia Sophia Mosque
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Sultanahmet, Eminonu District, Istanbul, Turkey
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Fodor's
"This soaring edifice is perhaps the greatest work of Byzantine architecture and for almost a thousand years... it was the world's largest and most important religious monument. "
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Concierge
"Don't even dream of leaving Istanbul without visiting this holy trinity of sights."
Frommer's
"For almost a thousand years, the Ayasofya was a triumph of Christianity and the symbol of Byzantium."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Sophia in Latin, Haghia Sofia in Greek and the Church of the Divine Wisdom in English, this extraordinary building is İstanbul's most famous monument."
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Travel + Leisure
"Hagia Sophia reigned as the greatest church in Christendom from the fourth century to the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453."
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