LEBANON'S stunning crusader 🏰 castle in TRIPOLI, top sites!

SUBSCRIBE ► http://shorturl.at/etK26 - Tripoli, Lebanon - sites to see and visit! Let's go visit the Citadel (Castle) of Raymond de Saint Gilles which is among the most impressive in the Middle East, rivaling those in Aleppo and Amman, for sheer size and preservation, but also for its exciting location, rising above a multitude of densely-populated Tripoli (in Lebanon) neighborhoods and sporting views of the sea and the mountains to the east.
Named after one of the first major Crusaders in the region, the original battlements were built during the 12th century. It was burned in a devastating attack by the Mamluks in 1289, but was renovated and expanded in 1308 by the Crusader governor of what was at that time the County of Tripoli, and much of what remains today was built during this time.
It was again renovated and expanded during Ottoman rule, and an inscription above the main gate commemorates these improvements as commissioned by the sultan. Beyond the site’s fascinating and complex history, visitors will be thrilled by the spectacular views, the labyrinthine tour, and the extraordinary sound of the city’s streets reaching up the ramparts into the rarefied air of the castle—an experience only a few ancient citadels in region can offer.
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