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GEOGRAPHY: - Located in Seville, Spain - Address is Plaza Virgen de los Reyes - Seville is in an area called Andalucia Spain

HISTORY: - The Reconquista was a series of campaigns by Christian states to recapture the Iberian Peninsula that was occupied by the Muslims (Moors) for most of the 8th Century - In the planning stages, a member of the chapter is said to have commented "We shall have a church of such size that those who see it built will think were mad." - This church was built by the city of Seville to show their power and the Christian's power over the muslims - There is a tomb in this cathedral for Christopher Columbus, but no one really knows whether Christopher Columbus is really buried hear.

ARCHITECTURE: -The Seville Cathedral has the longest nave, or central hall, in Spain - Built on the site of the Almohad Mosque (Islamic) - Built to show the city's power and wealth after the Reconquista (Reconquest) - It is the largest church in Spain, and the third largest church in inside area in the world, but it has the largest total area of any church in the world. It is smaller in inside area than St. Paul's Cathedral and St. Peter's Basilica -The only remaining structures from the original mosque built here from 1172 - 1198 is the Giralda Tower and the Courtyard of the Orange Trees - The Giralda Tower that is part of the church was built from 1184-1196 and was the minaret of the mosque that was replaced by the Seville Cathedral

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