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Grand Bazaar vs Sehzade Mehmet Mosque
Both are recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Grand Bazaar scores significantly higher than Sehzade Mehmet Mosque. Grand Bazaar scores 93 with accolades from 7 sources like Time Out, Travel + Leisure and Fodor'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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Sehzade Mehmet Mosque
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Sehzadebasi Cad., Vefa, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
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Fodor's
"The medium-sized Şehzade Camii was built for Süleyman the Magnificent's eldest son, Prince Mehmet, who died of smallpox in 1543 at age 22."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Süleyman the Magnificent built this mosque between 1543 and 1548 as a memorial to his son, Mehmet, who died of smallpox in 1543 at the age of 22."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"Perched on the third hill of Istanbul, the elegant silhouette of Suleyman's mosque rises gracefully towards the sky, via a magnificent profusion of domes."
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Frommer's
"What was at the time considered a masterpiece of Ottoman architecture is now merely a footnote to Sinan's subsequent great works."
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