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The Madrasa of Granada was founded in 1349 by Yusuf I as the only Islamic university in the Iberian Peninsula. Behind its later Baroque facade lies a stunning original prayer hall (oratory) with polychrome stucco and a carved wooden ceiling.
The university operated until 1500, when Cardinal Cisneros ordered its conversion after the Christian conquest. It was later used as Granada's city hall. Major restorations in the 2000s revealed more of the original Islamic decoration.