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The Mosque of Ilyas Bey, Miletos. 1404.
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The Mosque of Ilyas Bey, Miletos. 1404.

Madrasa Sahrij in the Andalusian Quarter of Fes, Morocco. The Madrasa was built in 1302 under Sultan Abu el Hassan.Woodwork of cedar wood. Rectangular ablution pool.
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Madrasa Sahrij in the Andalusian Quarter of Fes, Morocco. The Madrasa was built...

Madrasa Attarine, Fez,early 14th. Ablution basin in the form of a flower; woodwork of cedar wood. The rooms for students are on the first floor.
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Madrasa Attarine, Fez,early 14th. Ablution basin in the form of a flower;...

Madrasa Bou Inania, founded by Sultan Abu Inan, middle of the 14th. Marble and onyx floor in the courtyard,circular ablution basin; woodwork of cedar wood. Students' quarters on the first floor.
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Madrasa Bou Inania, founded by Sultan Abu Inan, middle of the 14th. Marb...

Madrasa Bou Inania, founded by Sultan Abu Inan, middle of the 14th. Marble and onyx floor in the courtyard; woodwork of cedar wood.Students' quarters on the first floor.
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Madrasa Bou Inania, founded by Sultan Abu Inan, middle of the 14th. Marb...

Mosque Qarawyin, Fez; view over the roofs of the mosque towards the minaret built 956 CE. Last enlarge- ment under the Almoravid sultans (1062-1147);the mosque has room for 20.000 people.
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Mosque Qarawyin, Fez; view over the roofs of the mosque towards the minar...

Mosque Qarawyin, Fez; view into the courtyard of the mosque towards the minaret built 956 CE. Last enlarge- ment under the Almoravid sultans (1062-1147);the mosque has room for 20.000 people.
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Mosque Qarawyin, Fez; view into the courtyard of the mosque towards the minar...

Mosque Qarawyin, Fez; view from the main entrance into the courtyard with ablution basin.Last enlargement under the Almoravid sultans (1062-1147); the mosque has room for 20.000 people.
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Mosque Qarawyin, Fez; view from the main entrance into the courtyard with...

Lamp in prayer room of Qarawyin Mosque, Fez. Almohad period (1147-1269) Copper alloy, 72 cm across.
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Lamp in prayer room of Qarawyin Mosque, Fez. Almohad period (1147-126...

Ouadaia gate, Rabat. Part of the Ouadaia-Kasbah (fortress), built end 12th by Jacub el-Mansur on the highest elevation of the city.
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Ouadaia gate, Rabat. Part of the Ouadaia-Kasbah (fortress), built end 12...

Remains of the largest 12th century mosque and the unfinished Minaret called "Hassan-tower". Built by Jacub el-Mansur around 1196, for the use of a large garrison,the mosque with its 400 pillars was never finished.
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Remains of the largest 12th century mosque and the unfinished Minaret calle...

Hassan tower,the minaret of the unfinished Almohad mosque in Rabat. The tower now has a height ot 40 m, but was supposed to reach 60 m when finished.It is almost similar to two other famous 12th c. minarets, the Qutubia in Marrakech and the Giralda in Sevilla.
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Hassan tower,the minaret of the unfinished Almohad mosque in Rabat. The tow...