Overview
An Ayyubid teaching building whose name recalls the study of Arabic grammar. [1]
Despite its familiar name, the Grammarians’ Dome is a two-level building rather than an isolated canopy. Its upper floor has connected rooms beneath domes of different heights; its eastern entrance has twisted marble columns. [1]
Awqaf dates its foundation to 604 AH under al-Muazzam Isa and links its original teaching to Arabic grammar, morphology and Qur’anic readings. The lower arcade and later manuscript-copying use add further layers to its educational history. [1]
