Medersa el-Attarine, Fez

Medersa el-Attarine, Fez
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Fes is the center of learning and culture for Morocco and home of the first university in the world (Kairaouine U.). This medersa (koranic school) was founded in 1325 and housed 70 students.

It displays the arches, mosaic tiles, latice and wood sculpture, and traditional patterns of Merenid artisanship.