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Ben Youssef Madrasa (14th Century)*

Artist/Designer: Designer Unknown

Project Location: Morocco

Figure 1: Unknown, Madrassat Ben Youssef. Source: Unknown, Morocco - Various. Digital Images ( Source | Accessed : April 8, 2014 )
Figure 2: Unknown, Madrassat Ben Youssef. Source: Unknown, Morocco - Various. Digital Images ( Source | Accessed : April 8, 2014 )
Figure 3: Unknown, Madrassat Ben Youssef. Source: Unknown, Morocco - Various. Digital Images ( Source | Accessed : April 8, 2014 )
Figure 4: Unknown, Madrassat Ben Youssef. Source: Unknown, Morocco - Various. Digital Images ( Source | Accessed : April 8, 2014 )
Figure 5: Unknown, Madrassat Ben Youssef. Source: Unknown, Morocco - Various. Digital Images ( Source | Accessed : April 8, 2014 )
Figure 6: Unknown, Madrassat Ben Youssef. Source: Unknown, Morocco - Various. Digital Images ( Source | Accessed : April 8, 2014 )

Style/Period(s):
Classical

Primary Material(s):
Stone

Function(s):
Education

Related Website(s):

Wikipedia Commons | Accessed : April 8, 2014
Medersa-Ben-Youssef | Accessed : November 27, 2018

Significant Date(s):
14th Century

Additional Information:
14th Century Islamic college located in Marrakesh, Morocco.Housed as many as 900 students. Closed in 1960 but reopened in 1982 as a historical site.

Publications/Texts in Print-


Landau, Rom, and Wim Swaan. Morocco: Marrakesh, Fez, Rabat. London: Elek Books, 1967.

Reiter, Christiane, and Angelika Taschen. Morocco Style: Exteriors, Interiors, Details. Köln: Taschen, 2004.



Yeomans, Richard. The Story of Islamic Architecture. New York: New York University Press, 2000.



Building Address

Address: Rue Assouel, Marrakech 40000, Morocco




Significant Dates
College founded in period of the Marinid (14th century)
Re-constructed by the Saadian Sultan Abdallah al-Ghalib (1557–1574)
Closed in 1960
Re-opened in 1982


Supporting Designer/Staff
N/A

Tags
Morocco, First Colleges, College, Islamic Architecture, Moroccan Architecture, Marrakech

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