Mesgaran Bazaar OF Isfahan is a fusion of Iranian arts and crafts

mesgara or coppersmiths’ bazar of Isfahan is located in North West of Imam square in Isfahan . This Bazar or old fashion market was made exactly in time of making Imam or former shah square in Isfahan. 

The appearance of mesgara Bazaar

The form of Bazar is as the other bazars in Imam square including high ceiling to prevent storms, raining and hot sunlight of hot desert of Isfahan inside the Bazar atmosphere and protect people from harsh climate of central desert of Iran. If you get inside the hold bazars you can find a pleasant atmosphere in summer and winter. No matter which time of the year you walk through bazar you will find the air is conditioned even in hottest times of the year in middle of summer or in coldest times of the year in short days of winter. The architects knew how to design the bazar and which kind of materials they should use to air-condition the atmosphere of bazar and how they prevent the shops and workshops from disasters like firing or powerful storms of the harsh climate of deserts in Isfahan.
Copper and copper smiting is favorite for the people in past and now and because of this a whole part of bazar in west part of Imam square of Isfahan is dedicated to coppersmiths or “mesgara” to produce functional vessels and kitchen utensils like pans, skillets , fork and spoons, bowls, tools and even plates or ornamental things from tablets to lusters names as “Kandils” to earrings, rings, bracelet and bangles, pendants and other ornamental copper things which is attractive for men and women. 

The attractions of mesgara Bazar

The copper to use supplied by the old mines around Isfahan and other places far or short from Isfahan location and masters made everything people liked and needed in old times. Some of those masterpieces are preserved from old time and the experience of coppersmiths were preserved and transferred generation by generation from old times to the temporary art of copper smiting in Isfahan. Today you can find a cocktail of old fashion designs to very contemporary arts of this century which shows how progressive is the art and artists in this part of the country.
When you get inside of bazar first of all your ears start to pain because of high sounds of hammering the copper products mostly functional to prepare food or other uses. Even you can hear your own sound and you cannot talk to anybody because of the hammering raw or used copper sheets to shape them in any forms that masters of copper smiting intend make a functional or ornamental thing which will be send to market and fill the showcase of handicraft shops not only in local markets in Isfahan but whole the country or even abroad in markets of neighbors and overseas to not only make money for the copper business but attract the eyes of many people who love copper products inside and outside of Iran and Isfahan.
Inside bazar of copper products is shiny and attractive in a way even inside of the bazar is hard to stay because of the sounds and hammering but you like to stay there and continue shopping for hours and even days. Just in time of prayers all the people leave the workshops and fill the mosques to make their own and daily prayers, just in this time you have the chance to get a little rest and walk to a normal bazar as the other bazars in local markets.

Copper smith and copper smiting in Isfahan

Copper smith and copper smiting of Isfahan is unique because today by introducing new kitchen utensils people are not very keen to by kitchen products in 21 century but fortunately the new generation solved this problem just by introducing new products specially ornamental things which are very attractive for the girls and women or even men and some of them are exported to many different markets of the world. Some of the other industries are depending on the copper smiths to produce their own products and because of this copper has a different meaning in handicrafts of Isfahan.
Visiting copper smith bazar or mesgarha bazar is a must for every tourist visiting Imam square in Isfahan. This bazar is unique and never miss it if you intend to make a proper program visiting Isfahan and beautiful modern but traditional copper bazar in Isfahan. Please do not hesitate to ask any question about attaractive mesgar ha bazar in Isfahan from our staff in sanapersian tour and travel agency. Our people will answer your question and try to solve your problems if you intend to visit Isfahan. Sanapersian are looking forward to see you in Isfahan while visiting noisy mesgar ha or copper smith bazar in Isfahan.