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Did You Know?

The Knights of St John
were Crusaders who
conquered Rhodes
after leaving
the Holy Land.

A collection of exquisite
and rare Arabic and
APOLLONION at the Library of Ahmet
Persian manuscripts is kept
I P P O D A M O U
Havuz (p164).

ORFEOS
IPPODAMOU
First built in 1523, the
Mosque of Suleiman
FINISH
the Magnificent
com memorates the
S O K R AT O U S Sultan’s conquest of
Rhodes (p164).
FA N O U
I P P O T O N The final line of defence for the
R I O U
Knights, the Palace of the
T O U S Grand Masters (p166) now has
two permanent exhibitions.

Lining the Street of the Knights (p168)
S O K R A A P E L LO U are the various Inns of the Knights, one
for Germany, Spain, France and Italy.

P Y T H A G O R A

Housed in the
flamboyant Gothic
Knights’ hospital,
built in 1481, the
Archaeological
Museum has a large
This Marine gate (Pýli collection (p162).
Agías Aikaterínis), with
twin towers, is the main
route into the Old Town The walls, dating
from the harbour. from 1330, are up to The Inns of the Knights
12 m (40 ft) thick and lining the long, stone
4 km (2 miles) long. Streets of the Knights
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