Object description

The Ben Youssef Madrasa is an Islamic madrasa in Marrakesh, Morocco. Functioning today as a historical site, the Ben Youssef Madrasa was the largest Islamic college in Morocco at its height. The madrasa is named after the adjacent Ben Youssef Mosque founded by the Almoravid Sultan Ali ibn Yusuf . The madrasa building which stands today was commissioned by the Sa'di Sultan Sidi Abdallah al-Ghalib, following a style established during the earlier Marinid period.