Probably the most celebrated of Crusader castles,the 12th century fortress,Krak des Chevaliers [aka Qalaat al-Husn],was built by the Knights Hospitaller and occupied a prime strategic position.
![Probably the most celebrated of Crusader castles,the 12th century fortress,Krak des Chevaliers [aka Qalaat al-Husn],was built by the Knights Hospitaller and occupied a prime strategic position.](https://image1.masterfile.com/getImage/862-03354775em-probably-the-most-celebrated-of-crusader.jpg "Probably the most celebrated of Crusader castles,the 12th century fortress,Krak des Chevaliers [aka Qalaat al-Husn],was built by the Knights Hospitaller and occupied a prime strategic position.")
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Probably the most celebrated of Crusader castles,the 12th century fortress,Krak des Chevaliers [aka Qalaat al-Husn],was built by the Knights Hospitaller and occupied a prime strategic position.
![Probably the most celebrated of Crusader castles,the 12th century fortress,Krak des Chevaliers [aka Qalaat al-Husn],was built by the Knights Hospitaller and occupied a prime strategic position.](https://image1.masterfile.com/em_t/03/35/47/862-03354776t.jpg "Probably the most celebrated of Crusader castles,the 12th century fortress,Krak des Chevaliers [aka Qalaat al-Husn],was built by the Knights Hospitaller and occupied a prime strategic position.")
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Syria. Motorbike in front of the crusader castle of Krak des Chevaliers.
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Syria, Crac des Chevaliers. This medieval castle, built by the crusaders, was built to withstand siege for 5 years.
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Ruined buildings poke above the undergrowth at Saone Castle [aka Qalaat Saladin] near Latakia,the largest of all Crusader castles.
![Ruined buildings poke above the undergrowth at Saone Castle [aka Qalaat Saladin] near Latakia,the largest of all Crusader castles.](https://image1.masterfile.com/em_t/03/35/47/862-03354778t.jpg "Ruined buildings poke above the undergrowth at Saone Castle [aka Qalaat Saladin] near Latakia,the largest of all Crusader castles.")
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Originally cut by Byzantines and enlarged by the Franks,the celebrated gorge and drawbridge pillar of Saone (near Latakia) remain among its most stirring remains. The Crusader castle [aka Qalaat Saladin] fell in 1188.
![Originally cut by Byzantines and enlarged by the Franks,the celebrated gorge and drawbridge pillar of Saone (near Latakia) remain among its most stirring remains. The Crusader castle [aka Qalaat Saladin] fell in 1188.](https://image1.masterfile.com/em_t/03/35/47/862-03354777t.jpg "Originally cut by Byzantines and enlarged by the Franks,the celebrated gorge and drawbridge pillar of Saone (near Latakia) remain among its most stirring remains. The Crusader castle [aka Qalaat Saladin] fell in 1188.")
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One of the interior passageways leading to the keep at the Krak des Chevaliers,the best preserved of the crusader castles in the Middle East,Syria.
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Sunset on the battlements of the Crusader castle of Krak de Chevalier C13th from the west
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Oman, Al Jabal Al Akhdar. Renovated fort at the foot of the Al Hajar Mountains.
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