First Crusade Takes Jerusalem
“The walls of Jerusalem, July 15, 1099. Crusader siege towers grind to the parapet as Godfrey of Bouillon's men spill over. Foreground shows a knight with a banner planting it on the rampart; midground reveals Fatimid defenders falling back toward the Temple Mount; the Dome of the Rock gleams gold over a city beginning to burn under a fierce noon.”
