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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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Jami' al-Qarawiyyin
Fes, Morocco
Madrasa al-Firdaws
Aleppo, Syria
Khayr al-Manazil Masjid
Delhi, India
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
Aramgah-i Shah-i Zindah
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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Women as Patrons of Religious Architecture in Ayyubid Damascus
journal article
Benefactresses of Waqf and Good Deeds
journal article

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Women in 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. 

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Sites

Jami' al-Qarawiyyin
Fes, Morocco
Madrasa al-Firdaws
Aleppo, Syria
Khayr al-Manazil Masjid
Delhi, India
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
View all 10

Documents

Women as Patrons of Religious Architecture in Ayyubid Damascus
journal article
Benefactresses of Waqf and Good Deeds
journal article

Parent Collections

Women in Architecture

Related Collections

Women in Architecture: Profiles
Women in Architecture: The Sites
Women in Architecture
Women in Turkish Architecture
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