Clock Tower
Clock Tower is a tower in Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands which is located on Ορφέως. Clock Tower is situated nearby to Suleymaniye Mosque, as well as near Muslim Library of Hafiz Ahmed Aga.- Type: Tower
- Also known as: “Roloi”
- Address: Ορφέως 1, Rhodes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Suleymaniye Mosque and Muslim Library of Hafiz Ahmed Aga.
Suleymaniye Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Dreizung, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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.
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 1 km northeast of Clock Tower.
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
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 6 km south of Clock Tower.
Clock Tower
- Category: historic site
- Location: Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.44426° or 36° 26′ 39″ northLongitude
28.22381° or 28° 13′ 26″ eastLevels
4Open location code
8G8CC6VF+PGOpenStreetMap ID
way 136713069OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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In Other Languages
From German to Greek—“Clock Tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Uhrenturm”
- Greek: “Ρολόι”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Κέντρο Σύγχρονης Τέχνης- Παλιό Συσσίτιο and St. Markos.
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