Madrasah Collection

In the court of Shir-Dor mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
In the court of Shir-Dor mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Boy seated in courtyard of mosque. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Detail of left side of Duan-Beggi medrese, Bukhara, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Detail of left side of Duan-Beggi medrese, Bukhara, between 1905 and 1915. Possibly a view of the Nadir Devanbegi Madrasah

Kush-medrese (interior from the right side), Bukhara, between 1905 and 1915
Kush-medrese [sic], (interior from the right side), Bukhara, between 1905 and 1915. The Qo'sh (or Kosh) Madrasa was built in the 16th century

Above entrance to Gauk man medrese, Bukhara, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Above entrance to Gauk man medrese [sic], Bukhara, between 1905 and 1915. The Khoja-Gaukushan complex includes a madrassa and a mosque

Right dome of Shir-Dar mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Right dome of Shir-Dar mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

View of Shir-Dar madrasah, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
View of Shir-Dar madrasah, between 1905 and 1915. 17th-century madrasa (Islamic school) in Samarkand, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Uzbekistan

Inside Shir-Dar mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Inside Shir-Dar mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Duan-Beggi Medrese (in Labikhauz), Bukhara, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Duan-Beggi Medrese (in Labikhauz), Bukhara, between 1905 and 1915. Possibly a view of the Nadir Devanbegi Madrasah. Note stork's nest

Twelve-Pointed Star-Shaped Tile, Iran, dated A. H. 846 / A. D. 1442-43. Creator: Unknown
Twelve-Pointed Star-Shaped Tile, Iran, dated A.H. 846/ A.D. 1442-43

Mosquee de Sultan Hacan, Le Kaire, 1849 / 51, printed 1852
Mosquee de Sultan Hacan, Le Kaire, 1849/51, printed 1852. A work made of salted paper print, plate 5 from the album " egypte, nubie, palestine et syrie" (1852)

38. Minaret, Mosquee Mohammed el Nacer, au Kaire (partie infer. et partie super.), 1843. Minaret, Madrasa of Al-Nasir Muhammad, Cairo (lower and upper sections)

Sibyl ou Fontaine et Ecole de Souk-el-asr, au Kaire, December 1849-January 1850

Entree du Tombeau de Sultan Bezkouk, au Kaire, December 1849-January 1850

Le Kaire, Mosquee du Sultan Hacan (le Tombeau), 1851-52, printed 1853-54

Vue generale de la Mosquee et du Tombeau de Sultan Bezkouk, El-Melek-el-Daher, au Kaire, December 1849-January 1850

They are Triumphant, c1871-c1872, (1965). Creator: Vasily Vereshchagin
They are Triumphant, c1871-c1872, (1965). Decapitated heads of Russians are displayed on poles in front of the Sher-dor Madrasah in Registan, Samarkand

Cairo: General view and Sultan Hassan Mosque, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Cairo: General view and Sultan Hassan Mosque, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

General view of Constantinople from Scutari, c1850. Creator: William Henry Bartlett (1809-54)
General view of Constantinople from Scutari, c.1850 (coloured aquatint)

Minaret, Zakkak Madresa, Sousse, Tunisia. The octagonal minaret was built in the 17th century and is one of the finest examples of Ottoman architecture in Sousse

Ben Youssef Madrasa, Marakesh, Morroco. The Ben Youssef Madrasa is an Islamic school founded in the 14th century

Ancient Temple at Kunkhul, With a Madrissa or Ancient College in the Background. Artist: Finden
Ancient Temple at Kunkhul, With a Madrissa or Ancient College in the Background. A print from The Faiths of the World, A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Sects, Volume II

Decoration on tower and dome of Shir-Dar Madrasa, Samarkand. Uzbekistan, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Decoration on tower and dome of Shir-Dar Madrasa, Samarkand. Uzbekistan, c20th century. The Shir Dar or Sher Dor madrasa was built in the seventeenth century

Shir-Dar Madrasa, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Shir-Dar Madrasa, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, c20th century. The Shir Dar or Sher Dor madrasa was built in the seventeenth century, as a teaching institution and residential school of Islamic sciences

Outside wall of Shir-Dar Madrasa, Samarkand, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Outside wall of Shir-Dar Madrasa, Samarkand, c20th century. The Shir Dar or Sher Dor madrasa was built in the seventeenth century

Ulug-Beg Madrasa built 1417-20, Samarkand Registan, c20th century Artist: CM Dixon
Ulug-Beg Madrasa built 1417-20, Samarkand Registan, c20th century. Built by Ulugh Beg during the Timurid dynasty at the Registan in the heart of the ancient city of Samarkand

Facade of Shir-Dar Madrasa, 17th century
Facade of Shir-Dar Madrasa (meaning decorated with tigers ), 17th century

Kalian Mosque in Bukhara, 16th century
Kalian Mosque in Bukhara in Uzbekistan. An Islamic madrasa, founded in the 12th century and built in the 16th century. The minaret can be seen on the left

Tower of Shir-Dar Madrasa in Samarkand, 17th century

Detail of the facade of Shir-Dar Madrasa in Samarkand, 17th century
Detail of the facade of Shir-Dar Madrasa in Samarkand. Shir-dar means decorated with tigers, 17th century

Shir-Dar Madrasa in Samarkand, 17th century
Shir-Dar Madrasa in Samarkand. Shir-dar means decorated with tigers, 17th century

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