Decoration, Ben Youssef Madrasa, Marrakech, Morocco
Kufic calligraphy in stucco from courtyard of Ben Youssef Madrasa, Medina, Marrakech, Morroco. This inscription is carved in Iraqi kufic style interwoven with a vegetal design. 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. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13446913
Media ID
45150278
Size
3558px x 3570px
(5.3MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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Arabic Attractions Calligraphy Koran Koranic Kufic Madarasaa Madarsa Madinah Madrasa Madrasah Madrassa Madraza Marinid Marrakech Marrakesh Medersa Medina Medrasa Medresa Medrese Merrakec Midrash Quran Saad Saadi Saadian Stucco Theology Youssef Yusuf
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