Wall of Ben Youssef Madrasa (ancient Islamic college), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Wall of Ben Youssef Madrasa (ancient Islamic college) with reflection in pool of water, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Wall of Ben Youssef Madrasa (ancient Islamic college), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Medersa Ben Youssef, Madrasa, 16th century College, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakesh (Marrakech), Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Medersa Ben Youssef, Madrasa, 16th century College, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakesh (Marrakech), Morocco, North Africa, Africa

The word Allah in the calligraphy in the patio of the Ben Youssef Medersa, the largest Medersa in Morocco, originally a religious school founded under Abou el Hassan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Tourists visiting Medersa Ben Youssef, the old Islamic school, Old Medina, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Ben Youssef Medersa, the largest Medersa in Morocco, originally a religious school founded under Abou el Hassan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Detail of calligraphy and zellij in the patio, Ben Youssef Meders, the largest Medersa in Morocco, originally a religious school founded under Abou el Hassan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa

Medersa Ben Youssef central courtyard, the old Islamic school, Old Medina, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Colourful mosaic at Medersa Ben Youssef, the old Islamic school, Old Medina, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Columned arcades in the central courtyard of the Ben Youssef Medersa, the largest Medersa in Morocco, originally a religious school founded under Abou el Hassan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Tourists visiting Medersa Ben Youssef, the old Islamic Koranic school, Old Medina, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

The inner courtyard of the Ben Youssef Medersa, the largest Medersa in Morocco, originally a religious school founded under Abou el Hassan. UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Traditional Moroccan Zallij tile work in the Ben Youssef Medersa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Intricate Islamic design at Medersa Ben Youssef, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Intricate Islamic design at Medersa Ben Youssef, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Intricate Islamic design at Medersa Ben Youssef, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Traditional Moroccan Zallij tile work in the Ben Youssef Medersa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Mouldings over arched doorway, Ben Youssef Medersa (Madrasah) (Madrasa), Marrakech (Marrakesh), Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Traditional decorative plaster carving in the Ben Youssef Medersa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Medersa Ben Youssef, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Medersa Ben Youssef, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Ben Youssef Madrasa, an Islamic college, Medina, historic district, UNESCO World Heritage site, Marrakech, Morocco, Africa