the iç bedesten has a rectangular plan (43.30 m x 29.50 m). two rows of stone piers, four in each row, sustain three rows of bays, five in each row. each bay is surmounted by a brick dome with blind drum. in the inner and in the outer walls have been built 44 cellars (), vaulted rooms without external openings. the sunlight in bedesten comes from rectangular windows placed right under the roof: they can be accessed through a wooden ambulatory. due to the scarce illumination, the edifice was kept open only some hours each day, and was devoted to the trade of luxury goods, above all textiles. moreover, the bedesten's mahzen were also used as safes. the building can be accessed through four gates: