Bou Inania Madrasa
| Bou Inania Madrasa | |
|---|---|
المدرسة البوعنانية | |
Main courtyard and minaret | |
Interactive map of the Bou Inania Madrasa area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Madrasa, mosque |
| Architectural style | Moorish (Marinid) |
| Location | Fez, Morocco |
| Coordinates | 34°03′43″N 4°58′58″W / 34.06194°N 4.98278°W |
| Named for | Sultan Abu Inan Faris |
| Construction started | 28 December 1350 |
| Completed | 1355 |
| Technical details | |
| Material | brick, cedar wood, stucco, tile |
| Floor count | 2 |
The Bou Inania Madrasa or Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa (Arabic: المدرسة البوعنانية, romanized: al-madrasa ʾabū ʿinānīya) is a madrasa in Fez, Morocco, built in 1350–55 by the Marinid sultan Abu Inan Faris. It is the only madrasa in Morocco which also functioned as a congregational mosque. It is widely acknowledged as a high point of Marinid architecture and of historic Moroccan architecture generally.
The main building, located on the south side of Tala'a Kebira street, consists of a courtyard surrounded by galleries with student quarters built on the second floor above. The courtyard is also flanked by two classroom chambers and precedes a wide prayer hall. Thanks to its hybrid mosque status, it is also one of the only Moroccan madrasas with a prominent minaret. Much of the building is covered with high-quality decoration in carved stucco, zellij (mosaic tilework), and carved wood. Across the street, on the north side of Tala'a Kebira, is an ablutions facility (dar al-wuḍūʾ) as well as the Dar al-Magana, a structure whose street façade is occupied by an elaborate water clock.