The Bazar is like a living creature which is dynamically growing; Bazar has historically had an important role in shaping the cities and urban culture since decades ago. It has various social, economic, and political layers. Tehran’s grand market is one of the oldest areas of Tehran; there is no precise record of the Tehran market. It is widely believed that the first core of this market was formed after the arrival of Islam in Iran, and most of its developments occurred during the Safavid period and Qajar era. Each space has its own stories and subculture.
The Grand Bazar consists of various parts such as mosques, houses, corridors, shrines, tea houses, restaurants and more. Bazari people live like members of a community and have built their own culture in macro and micro scale. The Golestan palace is where we can call the heart of Qajar era in Tehran with its numerous stories. Throughout this tour, we try to understand its spaces through its stories.
We start our tour at Golestan palace, then we try to experience a day of market life which is our main focus of this tour; their way of dealing with issues, food and other activities. We will start from Sabz Meydan, then Shoe and Carpet market, I. Zeid Shrine, different trade’s market, the grand Char-suq, copper market, carrying on to S. Ismail Shrine and then we will be back at the Bazar main St. Panzdah Khordad.