Krak des Chevaliers, Syria
The 13th century Gothic cloister and Chevaliers Room, Krak des Chevaliers, Qala'at al-Husn, originally built 1031 for amir of Aleppo, occupied by Crusader Tancred of Galilee in 1110, and given in 1144 to Knights Hospitaller, who rebuilt it as the largest Crusader castle in the Levant. Finally recaptured in 1271 and further modified by Mamluk Sultan Baybars, Homs Gap, Syria Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13420662
Media ID
45106941
Size
4986px x 3130px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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