Rhodes (city)
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The city of Rhodes (Greek Rodos Ρόδος ( f sg ), Ottoman until 1912 Rodos, Rodi Italian 1912-1947 ) is located at the northern tip of the Greek island of Rhodes. She has been the administrative reform in 2010 the administrative seat of the Municipality of Rhodes ( Dimos Rodou Δήμος Ρόδου ), where it forms the eponymous district of Rhodes ( Dimotiki Enotita Rodou Δημοτική Ενότητα Ρόδου ). In 2011, the city had 50,636 inhabitants.
Old town
The Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988, is partly on a hill and is surrounded by a four kilometer long fortified wall that extends to the harbor. At the highest point of the old town, the Grand Master Palace of the Knights is ( 1937-1940 built by the Italians again), which now houses a museum, which displays in the Roman and Greek sculptures and numerous mosaics, after under the Italian occupation their way from Kos Rhodes found. The touristy Socrates Street ( Odos Sokratous ) connects the Suleyman Pasha Mosque with the platia Ippokratu. Opposite the mosque there is the Turkish library. At the platia Ippokratu, in the middle of which an owl fountain, borders the place of the Jewish martyrs with Seahorse Fountain. Southwest of the Sokratous the Turks district has narrow streets, mosques, small squares and a Turkish bath.
Traffic
From Rhodes town from numerous bus connections on the island. Waterway consists of the islands of Symi and Tilos, as well as to the Turkish mainland.
Museums
- Archaeological Museum in the former Order of Hospital
- Museum of Decorative Arts in the same building
- Byzantine Museum in St. Mary's Church of Panagia tou Kastrou
- Museum of Modern Greek Art in three spaced buildings, but an entry price
Sacred architecture
- Church Agios Fandoúrios from the 9th century
- Kahal Shalom Synagogue in 1577
- Turkish cemetery with the Murad -Reis Mosque
- Suleyman Pasha Mosque
- Recep Pasha Mosque
Twinning
- Spain Ávila, Spain
- France Conches -en- Ouche, France
- United States Greece, New York, USA
- Ukraine Yalta, Ukraine
- Spain Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Republic of Cyprus Limassol, Cyprus
- Australia Perth, Australia
- Mexico Puebla, Mexico
- United States Rhode Iceland, USA
- Spain Roses, Spain
- Malta Valletta, Malta
- Sweden Visby, Sweden
For the successful work of Rhodes was awarded the " Golden Star " award of the European Union.
In addition, Rhodes has concluded formal agreements on cooperation with the cities of Athens, Olympos and Muğla.
Personalities
- Geminus of Rhodes, astronomer
- Hipparchus ( astronomer )
- Athanadoros, sculptor
- Chares of Lindos, sculptor
- Aristokles (son of Nicomachus ), sculptor
- Protogenes, painter
- Eudemus of Rhodes, philosopher
- Panaetius of Rhodes, philosopher
- Posidonius, philosopher
- Kallixeinos of Rhodes, writer
- Guillaume Caoursin, writer
- Andronicus of Rhodes, philosopher
- Leonidas of Rhodes, athletes
- Memnon of Rhodes, commander
- Mentor of Rhodes, commander
- Diagoras of Rhodes, athletes
- Dorieus ( Rhodes ), athletes
- Kallipatira, sports fan
- Kastor of Rhodes, historian
- Sosikrates of Rhodes, historian
- Menteşe, Turkish prince
- Kapudan Pasha, the Turkish governor
- Zeno of Rhodes, politicians
- Gaius Norbanus, politicians
- Aristokles from Rhodes, speakers
- Heraklonas, Emperor of Byzantium
- Martina ( Byzantium ), wife of Byzantine Emperor
- Helion de Villeneuve, Grand Master
- Fulk de Villaret, Grand Master
- Emery d' Amboise, Grand Master
- Jean de Lastic, Grand Master
- Raymond Berenger, Grand Master
- Giovanni Battista Orsini (Hospitallers), Grand Master
- Riccardo Caracciolo, Grand Master
- Guy de Blanche Fort, Grand Master
- Philippe de Villiers de l' Isle- Adam, Grand Master
- Christoph the Strong, son of the Duke of Bavaria
- Selahattin Ülkümen, Turkish diplomat
- Jurica Golemac, athletes
- Orestis Raptis, athletes
- Richard Eaton, composer
- Raphael Soriano, Architect
Gallery
Typical Altstadtgasse
Lion in the courtyard of the Archaeological Museum of the Old Town
Socrates street with Süleimann Mosque in the background
Platia Ippokratu with Socrates street in the background
The church Mitropoli with fountain
The Islamic Library of 1793
Yachts in the harbor Marina Mandraki with the fortress of Agios Nikolaos Pyrgos