Lion Tower

The Barsbay Tower (Arabic: برج برسباي, romanized: Burj Barsbay), also known as Lions Tower (Arabic: برج السباع, romanized: Burj es-Sibaa), is a small Mamluk military fortress located at the far eastern end of the Tripoli harbor in North Lebanon. Constructed during a period marked by ongoing conflicts with Crusader forces and later the rising Ottoman Empire, the tower was part of a defensive network aimed at protecting the coastal city of Tripoli from naval threats and is a remarkable example of Mamluk military architecture.

The tower features a distinctive portico with ablaq (alternating black-and-white ashlar stone stripes) and incorporates repurposed granite Roman columns embedded horizontally into its walls for structural reinforcement. Barsbay Tower's defensive architecture includes a sloping base, forming a small talus, a defensive design intended to deflect projectiles, and arrowslits. The tower features decorative relief moldings and remnants of heraldic symbols that hint at the structure's patrons.

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Lion Towerは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界3,059位（全3,734件中）、レバノンの9件では9位にランクされています。1400年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の56%より古い城です（14世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の251件のひとつ）。レバノンが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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