Old Bazaar, Bitola

[1] As the third-most important European city in the mid-19th century Ottoman Empire after Istanbul and Thessaloniki, Bitola had over 2,000 shops with roughly 140 different crafts and professions present.

Built with the appearance of a fortress, it housed a variety of shops and the studios of the prominent artists of the city.

[6] North of the present boundary of the Old Bazaar, the Gazi Hajdar Kadi Mosque was built in 1561.

On the western end of the bazaar, the Ishak Çelebi Mosque is across the street from the bezisten.

Also known simply as the Old Turkish Hamam, water was brought in from the Dragor with pipes and was heated with wood.