Palacio de la Madraza (Granada, Spain)
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- Work cat: Guía breve del Palacio de la Madraza, 2012:title page (Palacio de la Madraza) page 33, etc. (built during Moorish occupation, 1340-1349, during the reign of Yusuf I; functioned as the Casa del Cabildo de Granada in 1500 after Spanish reconquest; the Cabildo moved out in the mid-1800's, when it passed into private hands; eventually came back to non-profit hands when declared a monument in 1922; restored 2002-2011 and used for cultural activities of the Universidad de Granada)
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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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