EMPLOYING HERITAGE ELEMENTS IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE - BAZAAR MARKET AS A UNIQUE ELEMENT IN ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE

Abstract [English]

This paper examines the definition of the market and its types in terms of size and location. It is the agent in which commodities are exchanged and the processes of sale and purchase at various levels. The market developed during different time periods while malls are recently appeared to invade cities.

The research examines the bazaars in Islamic cities and their development and spread in the neighborhoods of cities. These bazaars were formed as part of the city's urban planning, its streets and buildings commensurate with the streets and buildings of the Islamic city. They developed in construction technology and architecture styles during various historical periods. They contain great architectural and construction elements and different sets of decorations and climate treatments, so that they have become unique architectural and construction museums.

A special social relationship is formed in bazaars between the seller and the buyer while the wanderer in these traditional markets enjoys the local products and the spirit of the place with its distinctive architectural work. These bazaars have been established near the Friday mosques, where shoppers visit them, and their importance has been proven over the centuries and will remain the ideal place for shopping in Islamic cities.