Ben Youssef Madrasa
Madrasa Ben Youssef, Marrakech
The Ben Youssef Madrasa is an Islamic madrasa (college) in Marrakesh, Morocco. The madrasa is named after the adjacent Ben Youssef Mosque, and was commissioned in 156465 CE by the Saadian sultan Abdallah al-Ghalib. Functioning today as a historical site, the Ben Youssef Madrasa was the largest Islamic college in the Maghreb at its height, and is widely recognized as a pinnacle of Saadian and Moroccan architecture.
Photo: Wolfgang B (CC BY-SA 3.0); Joseph de La Nézière (Public domain); Joseph de La Nézière (Public domain)
Photo: Wolfgang B (CC BY-SA 3.0); Joseph de La Nézière (Public domain); Joseph de La Nézière (Public domain)