Medersa Ben Youssef

The Medersa was for more than four centuries a home for students in search of knowledge in various sciences, including theology. It had 132 rooms for non-Marrakesh students and could accommodate up to 900 students. Opposite the entrance door, on the other side of the rectangular basin, there is the prayer room made up of three naves delimited by marble pillars supporting arches with facades carved with ornamental motifs. The central nave overlooks a small semi-circular room whose opening is sumptuously decorated with floral and geometric motifs.