<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMeli hiyo ilitekwa na askari wa vita vya msalaba mwaka 1204 na kuondolewa hazina zake nyingi ambazo sasa zinashika majengo ya umma ya Venice, ingawa idadi kubwa ya vitabu na hati za kale zilipelekwa kwenye makao ya watawa ya Patmos kabla ya mji kuanguka.  <response>: Constantinople was taken by Crusader forces in 1204, and they stripped the city of manyof its finest treasures which now grace the public buildings of Venice although a large consignment of books and manuscripts was transferred to the monastery at Patmos before the city fell. 