Roofed Bazaar of Nishapur

Roofed Bazaar of Nishapur (Persian: بازار سرپوش نیشابور) is a historical roofed Bazaar dating back to the Safavid Persia in Nishapur, Razavi Khorasan province of Iran. Many of its parts have been unfortunately destroyed and only 750 meters[1] of it remain. There is a current effort made by the MCHT to reconstruct and repair this bazaar. This bazaar is located on the Imam Khomeini street of Nishapur. Its reconstruction was started in the year 1998. This Bazaar is now part of the national heritage list of Iran with the registration number of 6739.[2]

Roofed Bazar of Nishapur
بازار سرپوش نیشابور
General information
StatusUnder reconstruction and repair by Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of Iran but open to the public
TypeRoofed Bazar
Architectural stylePersian architecture (Safavid Iran)
LocationNishapur, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Iran
Elevation?
  • Portal of an old store.

See also

References
  1. سیمین, سلیمانی. "آغاز مرمت بازار تاریخی نیشابور". Iranian Students News Agency.
  2. "بازار سرپوشیده نیشابور". Encyclopaedia of Iranian Architectural History.

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