Bou Inania Madrasa

The Bou Inania Madrasa or Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa (al-madrasa ʾabū ʿinānīya) is a madrasa in Fez, Morocco, built in 1350–55 by the Marinid sultan Abu Inan Faris. It is the only madrasa in Morocco which also functioned as a congregational mosque. It is widely acknowledged as a high point of Marinid architecture and of historic Moroccan architecture generally. The main building, located on the south side of Tala'a Kebira street, consists of a courtyard surrounded by galleries with student quarters built on the second floor above. The courtyard is also flanked by two classroom chambers and precedes a wide prayer hall. Thanks to its hybrid mosque status, it is also one of the only Moroccan madrasas with a prominent minaret. Much of the building is covered with high-quality decoration in carved stucco, zellij (mosaic tilework), and carved wood. Across the street, on the north side of Tala'a Kebira, is an ablutions facility (dar al-wuḍūʾ) as well as the Dar al-Magana, a structure whose street façade is occupied by an elaborate water clock.

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