Middle East Trip 2003: Syria | Lebanon | Jordan | Palestine The Palestinian-Israeli conflict Travelogue
Krak du Chavaliers
From Hama, we decided to visit the most important crusader castle in the world. It's name is Krak du Chavaliers, a frech name for a key place to understand the crusaders epoch.
The castle of Krak du Chavaliers
Krak du Chavaliers is the finest crusader castle in the world
Entry door of the castle
Arabic inscriptions above the entry of the castle
Krak have a lot of inner aisles. This aisle is near the stables
Inside one of the towers of Krak
Moat around a area of the castle. This water was used to fill the baths
Landscape near the castle from one of the watchtowers
Secret path way to the outside the castle
Krak have a double defensive wall, this wall turns to the castle unconquerable
East tower and the moat
Defense tower in the external wall
One of the inner towers of the castle
Warden round tower
Inner wall from one of the outside tower
Tower of the Daughter of the King
Inner aisles have skylights to illuminate the corridors
Gothic facade of the loggia of the castle
Door of the loggia or Knights Hall
Inside the loggia
Reception hall near the loggia
Old restrooms
Chapel of Krak
Courtyard of the chapel and the loggia
Columns of the warehouses
Warehouses for food and others materials
Krak from a near hill
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