At the madrassa in the medina

While in Fes I took a tour of the medina, or old city. With its narrow, circuitous lanes, it's nearly impossible to navigate the medina on your own, as many of its most interesting sites reside beyond closed doors.

In the medina I saw a lot of interesting things, but among them I thought this madrassa deserved a post of its own. Not so much because I have a lot to say about it but, well, look at it.

The windows above the courtyard are actually the dormitory of the school, representing the most striking architectural view of any dormitory I've ever seen. Morocco has moved on to more secular modes of education, so most old madrassas are no longer used for religous instruction. In fact this one is just a tourist attraction at this point. We did see a group of students lining up at another madrassa, but I was told it is mainly used to house foreign students.