David's Citadel
David's Citadel was an ancient citadel located in the middle district of Jerusalem. The citadel was used by Romans as barracks in 70 CE. After the Arab conquest of Jerusalem, the new Muslim rulers refurbished the ancient building. It even withstood the assault of the Crusaders in 1099 but was later used as the seat of the Crusader kings of Jerusalem.[1]
In 1191, the Templar Majd Addin was buried on a small graveyard in front of the citadel. The funeral was infiltrated by the Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad with the intention of killing Robert de Sablé, the Grand Master of the Templar Order. Altaïr ended up being discovered, however, and fled the funeral following his confrontation with Maria Thorpe, who had impersonated Robert as a decoy.[2]
Behind the scenes
David's Citadel is the setting for one of the last memories in Assassin's Creed. Its appearance is anachronistic because it s based mostly on the 16th century Ottoman reconstructions. Notwithstanding this, it features bartizan turrets—which were only developed in the 14th century—that are not present on the real walls.
Despite being one of the largest and tallest buildings in the game, it is not climbable and only minor portions of it can be entered.
Gallery
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The main entrance to the citadel -
Altaïr watching the citadel -
The citadel viewed from afar
References
- ↑
Tower of David on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed – Assassination (Robert de Sablé)