Decoration, Ben Youssef Madrasa, Marrakech, Morocco
Carved decoration in Mirhab of the Ben Youssef Madrasa, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. The Madrasa is an Islamic theological college founded in the 14th century and rebuilt by the Saadians in the 1560s. It is named after the Almoravid Sultan Ali ibn Yusuf, who reigned 1106-42. The mihrab is a niche indicating the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca for prayer and is intricately carved. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13446918
Media ID
45149804
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3666px x 3636px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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