The Feyziyeh School is the most celebrated of Qom's many seminaries and a building of immense significance in modern Iranian history. Founded during the Safavid era and rebuilt in 1787, it is an arcaded courtyard madrasa in the classical Iranian style — cool, contemplative, and beautiful. Hundreds of theology students still study here.
Non-Muslim visitors can sometimes enter the outer courtyard; access to the inner areas varies depending on the period and staff on duty. The building sits immediately adjacent to the Fatimah al-Masumah Shrine complex, making it easy to visit together.
The school's role in the 1979 revolution — Khomeini taught here; it was stormed by the Shah's forces in 1963 in an episode that galvanised clerical opposition — makes it essential context for understanding modern Iran. A visit doesn't require knowing all that history, but it adds depth.