Saint Louis Castle

The Castle of Saint Louis (Arabic: قلعة القديس لويس), also known as Qalaat al Muizz (Arabic: قلعة المعز) or the Land Castle, is a ruined castle in Sidon, Lebanon. It was built in 1254 by French crusaders on the site of an earlier Fatimid fortress, and was altered a number of times until the 17th century.

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Saint Louis Castle ranks #2,709 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #8 of the 9 mapped in Lebanon. See how Lebanon compares in the castle statistics.

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