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Al-Attarine Madrasa or Medersa al-Attarine ( Arabic : مدرسة العطارين , romanized : madrasat al-ʿattārīn , lit. ' school of the perfumers ' ) is a madrasa in Fes , Morocco , near the Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque . It was built by the Marinid sultan Uthman II Abu Said (r. 1310-1331) in 1323-5. The madrasa takes its name from the Souk al-Attarine , the spice and perfume market. It is considered one of the highest achievements of Marinid architecture due to its rich and harmonious decoration and its efficient use of limited space. In Hattstein, Markus; Delius, Peter (eds.). Maroc médiéval: Un empire de l'Afrique à l'Espagne .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Al-Attarine Madrasa is a madrasa in Fes , Morocco , near the Al-Qarawiyyin . It was built by the Marinid sultan Uthman II Abu Said (r. 1310-1331) in 1323-5. The madrasa takes its name from the Souk al-Attarine, the spice and perfume market.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Al-Attarine Madrasa or Medersa al-Attarine ( ) is a madrasa in Fes , Morocco , near the Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque . It was built by the Marinid sultan Uthman II Abu Said (r. 1310-1331) in 1323-5. The madrasa takes its name from the Souk al-Attarine , the spice and perfume market. It is considered one of the highest achievements of Marinid architecture due to its rich and harmonious decoration and its efficient use of limited space.In Hattstein, Markus; Delius, Peter (eds.).Maroc médiéval: Un empire de l'Afrique à l'Espagne .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Historic madrasa in Fez, Morocco The Al-Attarine Madrasa or Medersa al-Attarine ( ) is a madrasa in Fes , Morocco , near the Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque . It was built by the Marinid sultan Uthman II Abu Said (r. 1310-1331) in 1323-5. The madrasa takes its name from the Souk al-Attarine , the spice and perfume market. It is considered one of the highest achievements of Marinid architecture due to its rich and harmonious decoration and its efficient use of limited space. In Hattstein, Markus; Delius, Peter (eds.). Maroc médiéval: Un empire de l'Afrique à l'Espagne .
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madrasa in fes
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madrasa in fez
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