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Women in Architecture: Patrons

At various points throughout the history of Muslim societies, women have played a particularly active role in shaping the built environment as patrons. This collection presents some of the structures funded by such patronage. 

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Madrasa al-Firdaws
Aleppo, Syria
Jami' al-Qarawiyyin
Fes, Morocco
Khayr al-Manazil Masjid
Delhi, India
Bait Ur Rouf Mosque
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sabil Nafisa al-Bayda
Cairo, Egypt
Yeni Camii Külliyesi
Istanbul, Turkey
Madrasah-i Gawhar Shad
Herat, Afghanistan
Masjid-i Gawhar Shad
Mashhad, Iran
Haseki Hürrem Sultan Külliyesi
Istanbul, Turkey
Mihrimah Sultan Külliyesi at Üsküdar
Istanbul, Turkey
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Women as Patrons of Religious Architecture in Ayyubid Damascus
journal article
Benefactresses of Waqf and Good Deeds
journal article
Authorities
Lalla Masmouda
Parent Collections
Women in Architecture
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Women in Architecture: Profiles
Women in Architecture: The Sites
Women in Turkish Architecture
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Women in Architecture: Patrons

At various points throughout the history of Muslim societies, women have played a particularly active role in shaping the built environment as patrons. This collection presents some of the structures funded by such patronage. 

Sites
Madrasa al-Firdaws
Aleppo, Syria
Jami' al-Qarawiyyin
Fes, Morocco
Khayr al-Manazil Masjid
Delhi, India
Bait Ur Rouf Mosque
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sabil Nafisa al-Bayda
Cairo, Egypt
Yeni Camii Külliyesi
Istanbul, Turkey
Madrasah-i Gawhar Shad
Herat, Afghanistan
Masjid-i Gawhar Shad
Mashhad, Iran
Haseki Hürrem Sultan Külliyesi
Istanbul, Turkey
View all 9
Documents
Women as Patrons of Religious Architecture in Ayyubid Damascus
journal article
Benefactresses of Waqf and Good Deeds
journal article
Authorities
Lalla Masmouda
Parent Collections
Women in Architecture
Related Collections
Women in Architecture: Profiles
Women in Architecture: The Sites
Women in Turkish Architecture
Terms of use
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