Acre Citadel

is really Hospitaller Fortress (Knights' Halls), Acre, Northern District

Real place, reimagined

Hospitaller Fortress (Knights' Halls), Acre, Northern District
Acre Citadel in Assassin's Creed
In gameReal world

Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons

How close does the game get to the real place?

In the game

The crusader fortress of Acre, held by Richard the Lionheart's army in the game.

The real place

Acre was retaken by the crusaders in July 1191 after a two-year siege and became the capital of the crusader kingdom. The Knights Hospitaller's great halls survive underground, beneath the later Ottoman citadel.

Visiting

Acre's Old City is a UNESCO site. A combined ticket covers the Knights' Halls and the Templar Tunnel.

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