Vakil Bazaar

Vakil Bazaar dates back about 600 years and is the center of Kerman in many ways. It is a very large enclosed shopping bazaar with numerous attached businesses, museums, etc. There are a few posts of some of those other places
The 1st picture looks across the plaza in front of the bazaar to the main entrance. This is a social hub with numerous food trucks, coffee shops and lots of people socializing. The 2nd picture shows the entrance a bit closer.
The 3rd picture is a very small part of the very long main hall of the bazaar. It's hard to give a sense of how extensive this is. Likewise the 4th picture. Note the interesting brick work in the ceiling. The 5th picture is of the ceiling at one of the junctions of crossing halls.
The 6th picture is a courtyard adjacent to part of the main hallway.
There was a caravanserai adjacent to the bazaar, too. It has been converted into a posh hotel and restaurant. The 7th picture is the side hallway from the main bazaar to the hotel. The 8th picture is in the courtyard of the Carvanica, the posh hotel.
To give a sense of leaving the bazaar, the last photo looks across the plaza in the 1st picture, but looks out from the main bazaar entrance.Leggi altro