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English: Isfahan, Original caption:
  • THE INNER COURTYARD OF MEDRESSEH-I SHAH HUSEIN AT ISPAHAN, PERSIA'S MOST FAMOUS COLLEGE : Medresseh-I Shah Husein, a college for the training of mullahs and dervishes, was built about the beginning of the 18th century by Shah Husein. Within its walls the students live in alcoves around a large court. The scaffolding indicates that the exquisite turquoise tiling of the dome and the minarets is being repaired. Photo by Harold F. Weston.
Deutsch: Medrese Madar e Schah gebaut als Derwisch-Schule unter dem Safawiden-Schah Sultan Hussain von 1706 bis 1714.
English: Medresseh-I Shah Husein, a college for the training of mullahs and dervishes, was built about the beginning of the 18th century by Shah Husein. Within its walls the students live in alcoves around a large court. The scaffolding indicates that the exquisite turquoise tiling of the dome and the minarets is being repaired.
Source National Geographic Magazine, April 1921
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