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SPICE TRADER

ISTANBUL SPICE BAZAAR

Image Number 595

The Spice Bazaar in Istanbul was endowed to the foundation of the New Mosque, and got its name "Egyptian Bazaar"  because it was built with the revenues from the Ottoman eyalet of Egypt in 1660. The bazaar was (and still is) the centre for spice trade in Istanbul, but in recent years more shops of other types are replacing the spice shops within the bazaar. The building itself is part of the külliye (complex) of the New Mosque. The revenues obtained from the rented shops inside the bazaar building were used for the upkeep of the mosque. The Spice Bazaar has 85 shops selling spices, Turkish delight and other sweets, jewellery, souvenirs, and dried fruits and nuts.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 400. Exposure of 1/274th of a second and aperture F3.2.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.