The Ghiyathiyya Madrasa at Khargid (1436-43): built by Shah Rukh, this is another ideal four-iwan plan, executed in absolute symmetry, with two storeys of rooms inserted between the iwans. The façade has two flanking minarets and a projecting portal, but with less craving for verticality.

 

General view of the Madrasa.

 

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