David's Citadel

David's Citadel is an ancient citadel located in the Middle District of Jerusalem. Originally used by the Romans as a barracks in 70 CE, after the Arab conquest of Jerusalem, the ancient building was refurbished by the city's new Muslim rulers. It withstood the assault of the Crusaders in 1099, and was later used as the seat of the Crusader kings of Jerusalem.

In 1191, the Templar Majd Addin was buried in 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, but he was discovered and fled the funeral after a confrontation with Maria Thorpe, who served as Robert's decoy.

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 is 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 citadel's 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
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  Altaïr watching the citadel
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  The citadel viewed from afar