06/12/2021
Al Amiriya is a madrasa (educational institution) of the 16th century situated in Rada, Yemen. This place is on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List. This institution was constructed in 1504 and is an instance of the architecture of Tahirids. This structure was in bad condition until 1978 when archaeologist Selma Al-Radi found it and collected finance from foreign missions to repair it in a more than twenty-year endeavor. The reinstatement process resuscitated the art of qadad, a style of waterproof interior and exterior plastering. The repairmen of the Amiriya Complex got the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2007.