 Writing in the early 20th century , T. E. Lawrence , popularly known as Lawrence of Arabia , remarked that Krak des Chevaliers was " perhaps the best preserved and most wholly admirable castle in the world , [ a castle which ] forms a fitting commentary on any account of the Crusading buildings of Syria " . Castles in Europe provided lordly accommodation for their owners and were centers of administration ; in the Levant the need for defence was paramount and was reflected in castle design . Kennedy suggests that " The castle scientifically designed as a fighting machine surely reached its apogee in great buildings like Margat and Crac des Chevaliers . " 
 Writing in the early 20th century , T. E. Lawrence , popularly known as Lawrence of Arabia , remarked that Krak des Chevaliers was " perhaps the best preserved and most wholly admirable castle in the world , [ a castle which ] <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>forms</mark></a> a fitting commentary on any account of the Crusading buildings of Syria " . Castles in Europe provided lordly accommodation for their owners and <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> centers of administration ; in the Levant the need for defence was paramount and was reflected in castle design . Kennedy <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>suggests</mark></a> that " The castle scientifically designed as a fighting machine surely reached its apogee in great buildings like Margat and Crac des Chevaliers . " 
Writing in the early 20th century , T. E. Lawrence , popularly known as Lawrence of Arabia , remarked dat Krak des Chevaliers was " perhaps da best preserved and most wholly admirable castle in tdaworld , [ a castle which ] form a fitting commentary on any account of the Crusading buildings of Syria " . Castles in Europe provided lordly accommodation fa their owners and was centers of administration ; in the Levant the need for defence was paramount and was reflected in castle design . Kennedy suggest that " Thdaastle scientifically designed as a fightin machine surely reached its apogee in great buildings like Margat and Crac des Chevaliers . "