Significance of the bazaar for preservation of the traditional urban form in Macedonia - Study case of Skopje’s old bazaar

Namicev, Petar and Namiceva Todorovska, Ekaterina (2022) Significance of the bazaar for preservation of the traditional urban form in Macedonia - Study case of Skopje’s old bazaar. Palimsest International Journal for Linguistic, 7 (13). pp. 215-228. ISSN 2545 -3998

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Abstract

The significance of the bazaar in preserving the city’s traditional urban
concept exemplifies grounds for research. A specific model of spatial structure in the
central historic core of the city of Skopje is developed during the Ottoman rule. The basic
characteristics of the city’s morphological structure are defined through comparative
analysis of specific implementations regarding the development of urban cores on the
Balkans (Serbia, Turkey Greece, Albania and Bosnia).
In the course of the development of the bazaar, certain groupings of public buildings
are established and accepted as local authentic model of urban composition by the
population (Han, Hamam, Sacral object, Bezisten). The significance of the bazaar is
polyvalent in relation to the centuries old development of the urban form. The development
of the bazaar is associated with its size, economic power and strategic position regarding
the city through different historical periods. The solidity of the bazaar is influenced and
dependent on the needs of the population and the urban transformation of the city.
Skopje’s bazaar is a typical model of spatial unity developed under similar
circumstances as other spatial concepts on the Balkans, meanwhile under the influence of
the Ottoman concept for a city, verifying as specific and successful urban concept.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Engineering and Technology > Other engineering and technologies
Divisions:	Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences
Depositing User:	Petar Namicev
Date Deposited:	20 Jan 2023 08:29
Last Modified:	20 Jan 2023 08:29
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/30781

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