Spain · 14th century
The Madrasa of Granada (Spanish: Madraza de Granada) also known as the Palacio de la Madraza or the Madrasa Yusufiyya (Arabic: المدرسة اليوسفية), is a historic building and former madrasa in Granada, Spain. It was founded in 1349 by the Nasrid monarch Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada. The building is currently part of the University of Granada and is the seat of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Nuestra Señora de las Angustias ("Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Our Lady of Sorrows").
It is located on the street now known as Calle Oficios. The madrasa was built at the heart of the city, near the main mosque (now the site of the Granada Cathedral) and the Alcaicería, then the elite bazaar where silk, gold, linen and other cloth were traded.
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Madrasah of Granada ranks #2,301 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #82 of the 607 mapped in Spain. Founded 1349, it is older than 57% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,541 times in the last 60 days, more than 63% of the atlas. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Granada, 1 km away. It is one of the 124 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Andalusia. It is stop 17 of 30 on the Andalusian frontier castles, Cádiz to Córdoba. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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