I n 1213, King John of England sent a diplomatic embassy to Morocco to seal a deal with Almohad’s Sultan Mohamed Ennassir. John’s offer included converting to Islam and subjugating his kingdom ...

Naturally, a port with that much influence needed protection from ships trying to enter the claimed territory of the Almohad Dynasty (a 12th-century Muslim Caliphate that once ruled northern ...

Together these three buildings form a remarkable monumental complex in the heart of Seville. The cathedral and the Alcázar – dating from the Reconquest of 1248 to the 16th century and imbued with ...

Almohad Movement in North Africa in the 12th and 13th Centuries Roger Le Tourneau This is an analysis of the powerful Islamic religious movement, initiated by Ibn Tūmart among the Berber tribesmen of ...

On 16 July 1212, a Crusader army made up of Castilians, Aragonese and Navarrese (but also French, English and Germans) confronted the army of the Almohad Caliph an-Nasir at the foot of the Sierra ...

The Koutoubia Mosque Marrakesh is one of the most iconic landmarks in Marrakesh, Morocco. It is a masterpiece of Islamic architecture and a symbol of the city’s rich history and culture.

The Giralda minaret is the masterpiece of Almohad architecture. It stands next to the cathedral with its five naves; the largest Gothic building in Europe, it houses the tomb of Christopher Columbus.

For architecture fans, Casablanca in Morocco offers a visual feast of Moorish tiles, ancient minarets and French colonial ...

La Giralda – the adjacent tower and, until recently, the tallest landmark in Seville – is one of the few remains of the site's original mosque, built by the 12th-century Berber-Muslim Almohad ...

She noted the influence of the minarets of the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakesh and its twin, the Giralda Mosque in Seville, built in the 12th century Almohad era, and later converted to a cathedral.

The Giralda minaret is the masterpiece of Almohad architecture. It stands next to the cathedral with its five naves; the largest Gothic building in Europe, it houses the tomb of Christopher Columbus.