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Isfahan (city), From April, 1921 National Geographic Magazine. Original caption:

THE INNER COURTYARD OF MEDRESSEH-I SHAH HUSEIN AT ISPAHAN, PERSIA'S MOST FAMOUS COLLEGE

Medresseh-I Shah Husein, a college for the training of mullahs and dervishes, was biult about the beginning of the 18th century by Shah Husein. Within its walls the students live in alcoves around a large court. The scaffolding indicates that the exquisite turquoise tiling of the dome and the minarets is being repaired.

Photo by Harold F. Weston


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