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The Krak des Chevaliers
The Krak des Chevaliers
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      • Final construction phase
      • The great Gothic hall
      • The Mamluk castle (13th-14th centuries)
      • Baybars' siege of 1271
      • The Krak des Chevaliers under the Mamluks
      • The Mamluk refortification
      • Baybars’ alterations
      • Sultan Qalawun’s tower
      • Changes to the entrance system
      • The hammam
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      • Castle life and the monastic rule
      • Common dormitory
      • Early unitary spaces
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The Krak des Chevaliers

A jewel of 12th- and 13th-century military architecture, the Krak des Chevaliers (Qalʿat al-Hoṣn) is the most iconic of the fortresses built by the Crusaders in the Near East.

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  • Mémoires numériques du Crac (3D)

    Mémoires numériques du Crac (3D)

  • Citadel of Damascus. Columned hall

  • Citadel of Apamea. Qalaat al Mudiq (Syria)

  • Citadel of Apamea. Qalaat al Mudiq (Syria): map

  • Fatimid cup from the citadel of Damascus

  • Bowl (1150-1250) from the citadel of Damascus

  • Citadel of Damascus: fragments of a plate or dish

  • Jar (mid-12th century)

  • Citadel of Damascus. East gate. 2010

  • Citadel of Damascus. East gate. 2010

  • Columned hall in the citadel of Damascus

  • Curtain Wall 6 of the citadel of Damascus

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Context and environment

  • Historical and geographical context
  • The transfer of the Krak to the Hospitallers

Crusader castle (12th-13th centuries)

  • Introduction to the castle
  • The first Hospitaller castle (12<sup>th</sup> century)
  • Strengthening of the fortifications in the 13<sup>th</sup> century
  • Final construction phase
  • The great Gothic hall

The Mamluk castle (13th-14th centuries)

  • Baybars’ siege of 1271
  • The Krak des Chevaliers under the Mamluks
  • The Mamluk refortification
  • Baybars’ alterations
  • Sultan Qalawun’s tower
  • Changes to the entrance system
  • The hammam
  • Residential and religious alterations

Daily life in the castle

  • Castle life and the monastic rule
  • Common dormitory
  • Early unitary spaces
  • Hierarchical living spaces
  • Latrine tower
  • Prayer
  • Chapels decorated with frescoes
  • Food

Rediscovery of the castle

  • The pioneers
  • Paul Deschamps: inventor of the Krak
  • The Fonds Deschamps
  • The acquisition and management of the castle

Contemporary research

  • French research
  • European teams

The study of Near Eastern medieval castles

  • The citadel of Damascus (Syria)
  • The castle of Doubiyeh (Lebanon)
  • The citadel of Apamea (Syria)

Resources

  • Media library
  • Site plan

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