Shops
The building group between the Main Street and Ramped Street, both in the Lower City, was named the Byzantine Period Shops. All of the shops are built side by side in a row in the north-south direction and open to the Main Street on their west. The shops that are oriented in accordance with the topography of the land have sizes differing from each other. Most of the shops are in ruins today. It is possible to state that these structures are related to the new urbanization process in the Lower City in Late Antiquity. Hence, it has a similar construction technique to its western neighbour, Nymphaion A, also attributed to this period.
byzantine shop
Continuing from the Acropolis North Gate into the city, the Main Street has a crossroads where the Kale Masjid is; one branch from here extends southward towards the public buildings; the other branch extends southeastward into the city. On the southward street, there are rock-cut shops and located opposite each other and opening directly to the street. They generally exhibit a plan close to a square, although their dimensions are different from each other. The cisterns built on the upper parts of these structures are noteworthy. The streets between some shops stretch into the city. Even though the dates of these shops have not been identified exactly, they constitute the most important commercial point at the Acropolis.