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Fragments of surviving frescoes, Krak des Chevaliers

The photograph captures some of the damage and destruction inflicted on the castle.
Observatory of Syrian Cultural Heritage, UNESCO.
Please, visit https://en.unesco.org/syrian-observatory/news/crac-des-chevaliers-and-qal%E2%80%99-salah-el-din

Krak des Chevaliers. Is this barrel vaulted space a chapel or a mosque? Discuss.

Corbel bearing the cross of the Knights Hospitaller, Israel Museum Collections.

The Old City of Acre, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Why?
To find out more about the significance of Acre please visit
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1042/

The Siege of Acre, 1189-1191. Part of the Third Crusade. Illumination from the Chroniques de France or de Saint Denis (from 1108 to 1270)
Soldiers in armor surround a walled town with one climbing up the walls on a ladder, and defending soldiers on…