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This is now taken up with souvenir shops
but it was once a great bazaar where silk was made and sold. Alcaicería
literally means either the "house of Caesar" or "belonging
to Caesar" in recognition of the fact that Emperor Justinian granted
the Moors permission to sell silk. Traditionally these bazaars were
situated in the centre of a city, with inns where the merchants could
stay, and with gates at all the entrances to guard against looting and
which were closed at night. The narrow streets inside were then patrolled
by watchmen.
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