Descriptive Old City

The Old Bazaar-Gateway to time travel
(Describing a place) Skopje is an alluring place that has been inhabited since 4000BC. It is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Macedonia and it is in the middle of the Balkan Peninsula. Skopje has many monuments and statues, ancient buildings like Stone Bridge and Kale Fortress, and new buildings with classical architecture that remind us of old times. The city center with the amazing new imagery and the sight of the statues of national heroes displayed on the Eye-shaped bridges attracts people. However, there is one place I like more, which is the largest and the oldest marketplace in the Balkans called the Old Bazaar or Stara Carsija. Being a city that was populated for so many centuries, Skopje survived a large number of conquerors and catastrophes. It was the Old Town, or as it is called today the Old Bazaar that went under changes whenever a new conqueror came, because it was the city’s primary center of trade. The Old Town now is located on the opposite side of the modern city center, which is on the eastern side of the river Vardar. It is divided by an old bridge called Stone Bridge, which dates back from the 12th century. The mix of Byzantine and the Ottoman architecture make it one of the largest and

The reconstructions always changed it and it gradually became less antique and more modern. The majority of the buildings that were used to host travelers, or Hans as they were called, and the baths that were called Hamams have been transformed into museums and galleries which are used for art exhibitions and concerts like “Bazaar sounds” that take place every year. The place still has several mosques, churches, and a clock-tower which together with the museums are the core of the modern Bazaar and make you feel like going back in