academic buildings
- Kukeldash Medressa Bukhara, Uzbekistan
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Trinity College
Founded just after the Reformation to "civilize Dublin," this historic college is especially famed for its library full of treasures, including the splendid 9th-century Book of Kells.
- University of St Andrews St Andrews
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Bou Inania Medersa
Fes, Morocco
This medersa (Islamic college) is one of the most beautiful examples of Islamic architecture in Morocco, and non-Muslims are permitted to enter. It was built at great cost under Sultan Bou Inan (1351-
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Ulughbek Medressa
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Built in 1417, this is central Asia's oldest medressa and the model for many others. The attractive structure is decorated with blue tiles.
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Trinity College Chapel
Oxford, England
Built in the 1690s, Trinity's small chapel is considered a masterpiece of English baroque. Victorian stained glass windows depict northern English saints.
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Collegiate Church
Salzburg, Austria
This is Fischer von Erlach's greatest and largest Salzburg church and one of the most celebrated Baroque churches in Austria. It was built between 1694 and 1707 for the local Benedictine university.
