If the striking portal of the El-Nasir Mohammed madrasa next door strikes you as reminiscent of those in European Gothic churches, you are not far from the truth.
Gothic architecture is beautiful and mysterious. 
mnli hypothesis: Gothic architecture is beautiful and mysterious.  premise: If the striking portal of the El-Nasir Mohammed madrasa next door strikes you as reminiscent of those in European Gothic churches, you are not far from the truth.