These markets, housed in a three-storey semicircular construction, were Trajan's frenetic commercial precinct, with hundreds of traders selling everything from oil and vegetables to flowers, silks and spices.
Wan Chai Market, the wet market housed in the old market building since 1937, has moved into the new market complex on the lower levels of "The Zenith", a newly-built residential development located just opposite to the market building, in September 2008.
These markets, housed in a three-storey semicircular construction, were Trajan's frenetic commercial precinct, with hundreds of trade.
B Map Many people come to Mutrah Corniche just to visit the Mutrah Souq, which retains the chaotic interest of a traditional Arab market albeit housed under modern timber roofing.
The market of Les Halles, housed in Victor Baltard's stunning glass-and-steel pavilions, was one of the great monuments of 19th-century Paris.
The town still has a market housed in an attractively renovated market hall.
The best sample of local fish is on display at the city's municipal market, housed in an iron building that was fabricated in Europe and assembled near the waterfront at the turn of the century.
Nearby was Athens's central market, housed in an atmospheric 19th-century building.
