Gothic vaulted hallways in Krak des Chevalier, the largest Crusades-era castle in Syria. Maggie Zhang/Special to The Chronicle.

Although fairytale to the modern eye, Krak des Chevaliers is no romantic castle of kings and maidens. Instead it is a fortification originally constructed to house 3,000 medieval Crusader knights ...

HOMS, 14 February (BelTA - SANA) - The Krak des Chevaliers is one of the most important and well preserved medieval castles in the world. Krak des Chevaliers is located approximately 40 kilometres ...

Krak des Chevaliers – Fortress of the Knights – remains as breathtaking as it appeared to T. E. Lawrence ("of Arabia") more than a century ago, when he declared it "perhaps the best preserved ...

The battle lines of the Syrian civil war are edging closer to Krak des Chevaliers, the most famous Crusader castle ever built. The massive walls and towers of the great fortress on its hilltop ...

The destruction over the past decade has been extensive. Krak des Chevaliers, or al-Hosn Castle, was struck in 2012 and 2013, damaging at least one tower. The ancient city of Palmyra was ravaged ...

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Even under Syria's intense sun, the windswept summit of Krak des Chevaliers is cooled by breezes that whip through arrow slits cut into the heavily-fortified structure. It stands as it has for ...

Krak des Chevaliers, a Crusader castle near the Syrian coast, was once described by T.E.... Skip to main content Turn off refresh. Currently Reading. Krak des Chevaliers: Crusade to find a castle.