Sometime ago, I promised I will write a post about secret crusader undercroft preserved below the city of Acre (Israel). This place is not accessible to the public and I have been trying to arrange visit there for the last few months. Few days ago, I finally managed to go there so here we go – the underground, secret crusader halls of Acre!
Today, when tourists come to Acre, they are invited to visit the preserved, Gothic refectory of the knights of St John (I made a post about it few years ago, when I was a student, you can check it out here: https://www.deviantart.com/bricksandstones/art/Halls-beneath-ruins-357512362). Few people are aware, however, that the Hospitaller compound is not the only crusader space that survives below the old town of Acre. Much closer to the sea, in the old Templar quarter of the city, in the backyard of some shops and houses, there is an unassuming door:
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Can you all pray in reparation for some blasphemies yesterday. They are getting really bad.(against God and Our Lady)Thanks.
Would you consider making a folder for real crusader arms and armour?
Or can I already submit that to the Photography folder?
Or can I already submit that to the Photography folder?
Hey!
If you dont have anything against it I would like to affiliate our groups.
My newborn group is specialised on high detailed military illustrations (traditional or digital drawings and paintings) and it will host only the finest deviations while gathering some of the most talented artists.
I sent the request. You have to confirm it. In fact it would be better to send an affiliation request from your side if you have some voting procedure and some administrators are absent or if the request expires in the meanwhile.
You should also consider to join us
Hey all, I have a blog, crusades.scout.com. I am in need of new photos/pictures to go along with each article. Would anyone be willing to let me feature their picture/create pictures for me?
All images need to be at least 940 x 36, though larger works well too. I will include your name and link to your website.
Thanks
All images need to be at least 940 x 36, though larger works well too. I will include your name and link to your website.
Thanks