Archaeological Museum of Rhodes
The Archaeological Museum of Rhodes is located in the Medieval City of Rhodes. The museum is housed in the monumental edifice that was the hospital of the Knights of Saint John.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Rhodes
- Also known as: “Archaeological museum of Rhodes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colossus of Rhodes and Mehmet Agha Mosque.
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 720 metres north of Archaeological Museum of Rhodes.
Mehmet Agha Mosque
Mosque
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The Mehmet Agha Mosque is a former mosque, located on Sokratous street within the old walled town of Rhodes, on the eponymous island, in the South Aegean region of southern Greece. Mehmet Agha Mosque is situated 160 metres southwest of Archaeological Museum of Rhodes.
Suleymaniye Mosque
Mosque
The Suleymaniye Mosque or the Mosque of Suleiman is a former mosque in the city of Rhodes, in the South Aegean region of 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 290 metres west of Archaeological Museum of Rhodes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhodes and Medieval city of Rhodes.
Rhodes
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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.
Medieval city of Rhodes
Suburb
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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.
Koskinou
Town
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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 7 km south of Archaeological Museum of Rhodes.
Archaeological Museum of Rhodes
- Categories: archaeological museum, hospital, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Archaeological Museum of Rhodes” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Museu Arqueològic de Rodes”
- Chinese: “罗得考古博物馆”
- Finnish: “Ródoksen arkeologinen museo”
- French: “musée archéologique de Rhodes”
- French: “Musée archéologique de Rhodes”
- German: “Archäologisches Museum Rhodos”
- Greek: “Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ρόδου”
- Hebrew: “המוזיאון הארכאולוגי של רודוס”
- Hungarian: “Rodoszi Archeológiai Múzeum”
- Italian: “Museo archeologico di Rodi”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico de Rodas”
- Turkish: “Rodos Arkeoloji Müzesi”
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