Beverwijk Bazaar

Main entrance to the Bazaar

The Beverwijk Bazaar (Dutch: Beverwijkse Bazaar)[1] is a covered market in Beverwijk, the Netherlands. With over 2000 shops and stalls on 75,000 m2, it claims to be the largest recreational covered market in Europe.[2]

History

On 13 September 1980, Bart van Kampen started the "Black Market": a flea market, housed in the produce and flower auction hall of Beverwijk. With 500 stalls, the first Black Market attracted 14,000 visitors. Initially, the market was open only on Saturdays, but since the addition of the "Turkish Market" in 1982 (renamed to "Oriental Market" in 1984),[3] it is also open on Sundays.[4] In 1986, the "Grand Bazaar" opened its doors, followed by the "Computer Market", "Hall 30" (initially "China Town") in 2007, "Mihrab" in 2014, and the "Gold Souk" in 2015.[3]

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Introducing Europe's largest covered market: Beverwijk Bazaar". Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Over de Bazaar" [About the Bazaar] (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Feiten en cijfers" [Facts and figures] (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Het ontstaan van de Bazaar" [The emergence of the Bazaar] (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 September 2015.

Coordinates: 52°28′43″N 4°40′1″E / 52.47861°N 4.66694°E / 52.47861; 4.66694

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