Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes
Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes is a castle in Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands which is located on Ippoton. Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes is situated nearby to Suleymaniye Mosque, as well as near Muslim Library of Hafiz Ahmed Aga.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes -Palati tou Megalou Magistrou ton Ippoton tis Rodou” and “Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes -Παλάτι του Μεγάλου Μαγίστρου των Ιπποτών της Ρόδου”
- Address: Ippoton, Rhodes
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colossus of Rhodes and Suleymaniye Mosque.
Colossus of Rhodes
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 730 metres northeast of Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes.
Suleymaniye Mosque
Mosque
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 200 metres south of Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhodes and Medieval city of Rhodes.
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.
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.
Koskinou
Town
Photo: Julian Lupyan, CC0.
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 Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes.
Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.44548° or 36° 26′ 44″ northLongitude
28.22416° or 28° 13′ 27″ eastElevation
36 metres (118 feet)Open location code
8G8CC6WF+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 5964302785OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
12032234
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In Other Languages
From German to Greek—“Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes” goes by many names.
- German: “Palast des Großmeisters der Ritter von Rhodos”
- Greek: “Παλάτι του Μεγάλου Μαγίστρου των Ιπποτών της Ρόδου”
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