Al-Franj: the Crusaders in the Levant / Culture in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem

‘Local artisans profited enormously from the workshops set up by Crusaders.’

Local artisans profited enormously both from the workshops set up by Crusaders to enable the renovation and restoration programmes to continue, and by the influx of European artefacts into the Levant. Cultural exchange between the new Frankish inhabitants of the kingdom and its urban and rural Muslim communities continued despite the ongoing warfare.

NameDynastyDetailsJustification
Column capitalHegira 6th century / AD 12th centuryAyyubidThe British Museum
London, England, United Kingdom
A stone capital originally from the Haram al-Sharif.
Column capitalHegira 6th century / AD 12th centuryCrusaderIslamic Museum, al-Aqsa Mosque / al-Haram al-Sharif
Jerusalem
A stone capital from the Haram al-Sharif.
NameDynastyDetailsJustification
Dome of the RockHegira 72 / AD 691UmayyadJerusalemExterior view of the Dome of the Rock at the Haram al-Sharif.