Krak des Chevaliers
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Load bearing masonry wall structure
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| Function / usage: |
Fortress
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| Built: | 1142 - 1200 |
| Status: | in ruins |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Syria, Asia |
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Technical Information
Materials
| building structure |
stone
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Notes
Constructed sometime between 1142 and 1200.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
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archINFORM: Krak des Chevaliers
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Great Buildings Online: Krak des Chevaliers
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Jean Mesqui: Conférences: Châteaux des Hospitaliers au Proche-Orient
Relevant Publications
- A Flat Vault in the "Crac des Chevaliers" and Stone Considerations on the Development of Vault Geometry and Stereotomy in Mediaeval Masonry Structures in Syria, presented at Second International Congress on Construction History, Queens' College, Cambridge University; 29/03-02/04/2006.
- Carolingian and Romanesque Architecture 800-1200 (4th edition), Yale University Press, New Haven (USA), ISBN 0300052987, 1993; pp. 336-337
- Terre Sainte romane, Editions Zodiaque, Saint-Léger-Vauban (France), ISBN 273690172X, 1964; pp. 73-137
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0001000 |
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| Created: | 30/09/2000 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |