Photograph by Harold F. Weston 



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 built about the begin- 

 ning 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. 



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