At the northern end of the Masjid al-Aqsa platform is Madressa al-Isardiyyah. This school was built by Majd ad-Din al-Is’ari, a merchant from Turkey. It is unique within Jerusalem as it has a mihrab (prayer niche) which juts out from the facade above the portico.
![Unique mehrab of Madressa al-Isardiyyah](http://www.islamiclandmarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Unique-mehrab-of-Madressa-Uthmaniyyah.jpg)
![Unique mehrab of Madressa al-Isardiyyah](http://www.islamiclandmarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Unique-mehrab-of-Madressa-Uthmaniyyah.jpg)
References: HUMA’s travel guide to Palestine