Madrasa of Granada
cultural property in Granada, Spain
The Madrasa of Granada (Spanish: Madraza de Granada) also known as the Palacio de la Madraza or the Madrasa Yusufiyya (Arabic: المدرسة اليوسفية), is a historic building and former madrasa in Granada, Spain. It was founded in 1349 by the Nasrid monarch Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada. The building is currently part of the University of Granada and is the seat of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Nuestra Señora de las Angustias ("Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Our Lady of Sorrows").
It is located on the street now known as Calle Oficios. The madrasa was built at the heart of the city, near the main mosque (now the site of the Granada Cathedral) and the Alcaicería, then the elite bazaar where silk, gold, linen and other cloth were traded.
History
Nasrid period
The madrasa was founded in 1349 CE by Yusuf I, the Nasrid emir of Granada at the time. Madrasas were a type of Islamic institution newly introduced to the region at that time, having originated in Seljuk Iran in the 11th century and then spread progressively west. Madrasas then appeared first in the late 13th century in Marinid-ruled Morocco, where many were built around this period (e.g. the Madrasa as-Saffarin and the Madrasa al-Attarin in Fes), possibly influencing the design of the Nasrid madrasa in turn. The Madrasa of Yusuf I is the only major one known to have been built in al-Andalus.
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