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Ben Youssef Madrasa

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the courtyard to give access to the dormitories on the ground floor, while two stairways from the vestibule give access to similar corridors on the second level. The dorm rooms are additionally arranged around a series of six small courtyards (three in the northeast wing, three in the southwest wing) which open on both levels from these corridors. Together, the madrasa consisted of 130 student rooms and housed up to 800 students; making it the largest madrasa in Morocco.
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and enhanced with shallow carved arabesque motifs. The cedar wood lintel above the doors is carved with an Arabic inscription on an arabesque background. The inscription names and praises Sultan Abdallah as the builder of the madrasa. Numerous other inscriptions are also found throughout the building
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from the ruined palaces of Cordoba in the Ben Youssef Mosque that he built in the 12th century. The basin would have then been re-used again for the Ben Youssef Madrasa, which was built in the same area much later, after the mosque had fallen into neglect. In the 20th century, the basin was removed
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Closed down in 1960, the building was refurbished and reopened to the public as a historical site in 1982. The Ben Youssef Madrasa currently attracts thousands of tourists every year and remains one of the most important historical buildings in Marrakesh. It closed for restoration again in November
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As in classic Marinid madrasas constructed during the century, the layout of the Ben Youssef madrasa contains student dormitory cells clustered around the first and second levels of the central courtyard. The madrasa's vestibule chamber gives access to two secondary corridors that circulate around
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that bridge the distances between each pier. The main central courtyard of the madrasa communicates a strong visual experience for visitors and students via these embellishing elements and their symmetrical arrangement. This courtyard is entered from the vestibule via a wooden screen
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On the ground floor, the eastern corridor from the vestibule also gives access to an ablutions chamber in the northeastern corner of the building. The chamber has a square floor plan with four marble columns upholding four arches below a central cupola of
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tiling is used along lower walls, calligraphic friezes are generally present at eye-level, and the middle and upper areas of the walls are covered in stucco decoration before transitioning into wooden elements, including ornately-carved
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The madrasa's floor plan occupies a nearly square space measuring approximately 40 by 43 meters. The building is entered from a single street entrance, in front of which is a square
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during the 13th to 15th centuries and was responsible for constructing many madrasas across Morocco. Historically, madrasas in the Maghreb served to train
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and wood. In particular, the decorative arrangement follows the architectural traditions established in earlier Marinid madrasas:
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rooms are accessible around the chamber's perimeter. Notably, it was also in this chamber that an 11th-century marble basin from
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than their Marinid predecessors. Nonetheless, they build many new monuments, including madrasas, in their capital of Marrakesh.
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Rosser-Owen, Mariam (2014). "Andalusi Spolia in Medieval Morocco: "Architectural Politics, Political Architecture"".
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One of the galleries along the side of the courtyard; the upper floor windows belong to the dormitory rooms
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Carved stucco and wood decoration of the courtyard, with a variety of motifs including
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cupola is found in the ablutions chamber. The doors of the madrasa are plated with
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Architecture of the Islamic West: North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, 700-1800
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Architecture of the Islamic West: North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, 700-1800
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The ornamentation of the Ben Youssef Madrasa derives closely from that of earlier
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On display in the madrasa today is an elaborately carved marble basin from the
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One of the Saadian-era carved marble panels at the entrance to the prayer hall
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was first noted by Jean Gallotti (a historical arts inspector working for the
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One of the niches on the walls of the courtyard with stucco carved into
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at its height, and is widely recognized as a pinnacle of Saadian and
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Detail of the bronze plating on the doors of the madrasa's entrance
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Entrance to the central courtyard adorned with cedar wood screen (
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The street entrance of the madrasa is overlooked by an elaborate
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The Ben Youssef Madrasa was constructed by the Saadian sultan
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M. Bloom, Jonathan; S. Blair, Sheila, eds. (2009). "Sa'di".
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followed by verse 36 and the beginning of verse 37 from the
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One of the small courtyards serving the student dormitories
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40 m × 43 m (131 ft × 141 ft)
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The main courtyard of the madrasa and its reflective pool
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The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
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View of the main courtyard and its central water basin
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Religious buildings and structures completed in 1565
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Index


madrasa
Saadian
Moorish
Moroccan
Marrakesh
Morocco
Coordinates
31°37′55″N 7°59′10.3″W / 31.63194°N 7.986194°W / 31.63194; -7.986194
stucco
https://www.medersabenyoussef.ma
Arabic
Islamic
madrasa
Marrakesh
Morocco
Ben Youssef Mosque
Saadian
Abdallah al-Ghalib
Maghreb
Moroccan architecture

madrasa
Ben Youssef Mosque
main mosque
Almoravid
Ali ibn Yusuf
al-Ifrani
Marinid dynasty
Abu al-Hasan

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