17:41 Dec 29, 2011 

I will translate it as "The monastery that disappeared". Also a more poetic translation can be "the monastery that ceased to exist"

16:23 Dec 29, 2011 

Gosh, it took a long time to extract that information!

16:22 Dec 29, 2011 

the text is very short but it does say: hoy desaparecido, salvo los restos declarados Monumento Histórico-artístico en el año...

16:09 Dec 29, 2011 

Is it a different building to the convento, which is still intact? I can't find any references to a monastery.
http://www.artesacro.org/conocersevilla/templos/conventos/sa...
And surely the text itself gives some clues as to whether the ruins still exist? Have you read the whole document? Would "former monastery" be appropriate?

15:57 Dec 29, 2011 

Monasterio de San Agustín en Sevilla

15:53 Dec 29, 2011 

Why don't you tell us which monastery it is? You're not giving away any secrets by doing so.

15:39 Dec 29, 2011 

I'm not sure if the building still exists but if it does, the paper refers to the old building (12th century)

15:36 Dec 29, 2011 

I think it matters whether the paper is about one monastery or several.

15:34 Dec 29, 2011 

though here the focus is on the building itself

15:32 Dec 29, 2011 

question: Is the gist of the matter that they are no longer used for monastic purposes, or that they do not (or barely) physically exist as buildings?

15:25 Dec 29, 2011 

It is an abstract on architecture. What the author means is that the monastery does not exist anymore, only the remains of the building

15:23 Dec 29, 2011 

it means there are not even ruins left.And as the paper is about the pre existing monastery the term 'site' won't work. Very tough one unless you go for literal.

15:15 Dec 29, 2011 

I think a bit more information will be necessary here...