Sevilla, Spain
Coordinates: 37.390000, -5.992780
The original “Great Mosque” of Seville, before the 12th century mosque built by the Almohads (which in turn is now occupied by the Cathedral).
It was also known as the Mosque of Ibn Abbas.
It was the largest mosque in the city until the Almohads created the largest mosque in 1182.
It was either built or expanded by Abd ar-Rahman II in 830, as recorded in an inscription that has been preserved in one of the city’s museums.
The mosque had a very similar format to the early Great Mosque of Cordoba: a courtyard to the north and a prayer hall to the south divided into 11 naves by rows of arches, with the central nave in front of the mihrab being slightly wider.
The minaret was located on the north side of the courtyard and had a square base measuring 5.88 metres per side.
After the Christian conquest of Seville, the mosque continued to be reserved for Muslims for a time, until 1340 when it was converted to a church.
The original building deteriorated over time until in 1674 it was demolished and construction of a new Baroque church was begun.
The present-day church preserves only minor traces of the mosque.
