Tower of The Virgin
Tower of The Virgin is a building in Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands. Tower of The Virgin is situated nearby to the suburb Medieval city of Rhodes, as well as near Muslim Library of Hafiz Ahmed Aga.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colossus of Rhodes and Muslim Library of Hafiz Ahmed Aga.
Colossus of Rhodes
Ruins
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The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC. Colossus of Rhodes is situated 1¼ km north of Tower of The Virgin.
Muslim Library of Hafiz Ahmed Aga
Library
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hafiz Ahmed Agha Library is an important historic Ottoman building in the medieval city of Rhodes in Greece, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The library was founded by Hafiz Ahmed Agha in 1793. Muslim Library of Hafiz Ahmed Aga is situated 360 metres north of Tower of The Virgin.
Suleymaniye Mosque
Mosque
The Suleymaniye Mosque or the Mosque of Suleiman is a former mosque in the city of Rhodes, Greece. It was originally built after the Ottoman conquest of Rhodes in 1522 and is named after Sultan Suleiman to commemorate his conquest. Suleymaniye Mosque is situated 400 metres north of Tower of The Virgin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Medieval city of Rhodes and Rhodes.
Medieval city of Rhodes
Suburb
Photo: Olbertz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Medieval City of Rhodes was constructed around 1309 to 1523 and is part of the modern capital city of Rhodes on the Island of Rhodes in Greece. The site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1988.
Rhodes
Photo: Xlibber, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhodes is the largest settlement and capital city of the island of the same name. It is famous as the former site of the Colossus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, and as the oldest inhabited medieval town in Europe.
Koskinou
Town
Koskinou is a village on the Greek island of Rhodes. It is located 5 miles from Rhodes town and 6 miles from the island resort of Faliraki and the Music School of Rhodes. Koskinou is situated 6 km south of Tower of The Virgin.
Tower of The Virgin
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “Tower of the Virgin Mary” and “Tower of The Virgin Mary”
- Location: Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.44046° or 36° 26′ 26″ northLongitude
28.22383° or 28° 13′ 26″ eastElevation
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
8G8CC6RF+5GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1179787900OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerGeoNames ID
11395926
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In Other Languages
From German to Greek—“Tower of The Virgin” goes by many names.
- German: “Panagias-Turm”
- Greek: “Πύργος Παναγιάς”
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Nearby Places
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