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Krak des Chevaliers. Syria. View of the great slope of masonry supporting three towers on the south side the crusader castle. Largely built by the Christian Knights Hospitaller who occupied it around the 12th century, the strategically positioned castle lays on a volcanic crater with a view of Homs gap which gave access to the Mediterranean coast and interior of Syria. The castle eventually fell to the armies of Islam who occupied the building for hundreds of years and strengthened the defences further. Gothic, Romanesque and Arabic architectural elements and legacies are found throughout the well preserved castle which is one of the greatest masterpieces of military architecture found anywhere in the world.

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Krak des Chevaliers - Syria
Krak des Chevaliers. Syria. View of the great slope of masonry supporting three towers on the south side the crusader castle. Largely built by the Christian Knights Hospitaller who occupied it around the 12th century, the strategically positioned castle lays on a volcanic crater with a view of Homs gap which gave access to the Mediterranean coast and interior of Syria. The castle eventually fell to the armies of Islam who occupied the building for hundreds of years and strengthened the defences further. Gothic, Romanesque and Arabic architectural elements and legacies are found throughout the well preserved castle which is one of the greatest masterpieces of military architecture found anywhere in the world.

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