For the purposes of study, you make a detour off of the trade route. You stop in Greece. There you enter a large rectangular stone building with six lead domed roofs. You enter through large iron gates. Two massive square piers dominate the center of the building, with seven double semi-circular arches resting on them, dividing up the space. Inside of the building light is shining through large rectangular windows, illuminating a plethora of shops and busy merchants. The ceiling is 8 meters high. The caps of the domes are painted in stucco with circular motifs. You pass by a perfume shop and are hit by the scent of amber and musk. All around you, you hear the voices of the bustling crowd buying various goods, and the jingling of merchants’ counting the gold and silver coins they have been given. The building you are in is called a Bedesten. It is a covered market in the center of town where all the most important commodities are kept and sold. This particular Bedesten houses many valuable documents, including edicts and decrees of the Sultan. You pass by shops with extravagant jewelry on display, as well as shops with vibrant fabric. You walk toward the opposite end of the market. A wooden bench is lining the wall and you take a seat. To your right, a merchant is sitting with a silver stamp with the inscription “Dawlat ?Othmaniyeh” - meaning Ottoman State. Merchants used these stamps to define the quality of goods. To your left, you overhear two people angrily commenting on the overpriced goods that are being sold there. After watching the goings-on for a while you rise up and make your way back to the exit that takes you to the main street and find the nearest inn - or Han - that you can.