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Fragments of surviving frescoes, Krak des Chevaliers

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

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

This terracotta sculpture depicts an apocryphal scene from the life of King Edward, in which his life was saved by his young wife, Eleanor, who sucked poison from his arm after Edward was stabbed by a would-be-assassin with a poisoned dagger during…

Museum Description: “The fragment (BZ.1940.60) showing Dionysus, nude except for a mantle, with legs crossed and his right arm placed over his head—now broken off—leaning on a spirally fluted pedestal, served as a keystone of an arch whose span would…

Upon its foundation in 1142, the Kerak or Karak of Moab Castle became the stronghold of the Latin Lordship of Transjordan, which was part of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. The fortress surrendered to Saladin in 1188.
Why was the particular location…

Upon its foundation in 1142, the Kerak or Karak of Moab Castle became the stronghold of the Latin Lordship of Transjordan, which was part of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. The fortress surrendered to Saladin in 1188.
Why was the particular location…