The Puerta de Sevilla is the entrance to the district of San Basilio or Alcázar Viejo. It dates from 1958, although its stone construction is deceptive and gives it a false sense of age. It is located on the site where the Muslim gate of the Drogueros once stood.
The first Gate of Seville, or Bab Isbiliya, was located closer to the Caliphate Alcazar, perhaps where the Portillo de la Luna is today on the wall of Calle Cairuán. During the 14th century, as the city expanded with the creation of the district of San Basilio, it was moved to its current location, where a new one was built during the second half of the 14th century, and finally demolished in 1865.
The wall of which it forms part was built in the same 14th century and formed part of the defence of the Christian Alcazar. On the outside there are remains of what may have been an ancient aqueduct.
Next to it is a statue of Ibn Hazam, the notable 10th-century Muslim philosopher, poet and theologian who wrote The Necklace of the Dove.
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