Krak des Chevaliers

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Krak_des_Chevaliers
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:castle
gptkbp:architecturalStyle medieval
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Knights_Hospitaller
gptkb:Crusaders
gptkbp:builtIn 11th century
gptkbp:condition partially restored
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:French_Mandate
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Mamluks
gptkb:Syrian_government
gptkbp:function gptkb:castle
gptkbp:hasTower 13
gptkbp:height approx. 650 meters above sea level
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Krak des Chevaliers
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Homs_Governorate
gptkbp:locatedNear Homs
gptkbp:location gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:material limestone
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:قلعة_الحصن
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Castle_of_the_Knights
gptkbp:numberOfFloors approx. 3 hectares
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:partOf Crusader castles
gptkbp:significance one of the best preserved medieval castles
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Siege_of_1271
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2006
yes
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:military
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Crusader_states
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4