Tashfiniya Madrasa

Watercolor drawing of the zellij decoration on the madrasa's entrance portal (drawn by Édouard Danjoy in 1873)

The Tashfiniya Madrasa (Arabic: المدرسة التاشفينية, romanized: Madrasa al-Tashfiniya),[1][2][3][a] is a former madrasa in the city of Tlemcen, Algeria. Built in the early 14th century by the Zayyanid ruler Abu Tashfin I (r. 1318–1337), it was a major monument in the city and was celebrated for its rich architectural decoration. It was demolished by the French colonial authorities in 1876.[6]: 124–131 

  1. ^ a b "Madrasa al-Tashfiniya". ArchNet. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  2. ^ Hill, Derek; Golvin, Lucien (1976). Islamic Architecture in North Africa: A Photographic Survey. Archon Books. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-208-01599-0.
  3. ^ Bloom, Jonathan M. (2020). Architecture of the Islamic West: North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, 700–1800. Yale University Press. p. 187. ISBN 9780300218701.
  4. ^ Lintz, Yannick; Déléry, Claire; Tuil Leonetti, Bulle, eds. (2014). Maroc médiéval: Un empire de l'Afrique à l'Espagne. Paris: Louvre éditions. pp. 523, 526. ISBN 9782350314907.
  5. ^ Medjahdi, Mohamed (2020). Tlemcen, autrefois dans toute sa splendeur (in French). Les Éditions du Net. ISBN 978-2-312-07459-7.
  6. ^ Charpentier, Agnès (2018). Tlemcen médiévale: urbanisme, architecture et arts (in French). Éditions de Boccard. ISBN 9782701805252.


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