G. Charitou Square
G. Charitou Square is a square in Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands. G. Charitou Square is situated nearby to the museum Μουσείο Νεοελληνικής Τέχνης του Δήμου Ρόδου, as well as near Museum of Modern Greek Art.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Square
- Description: square in Rhodes, Greece
- Also known as: “Gabriel Charitos Square”, “Gavriil Charitou Square”, “Plateia Gavriil Charitou”, and “Πλατεία Γαβριήλ Χαρίτου”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colossus of Rhodes and Aquarium of Rhodes.
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 750 metres southeast of G. Charitou Square.
Aquarium of Rhodes
Public aquarium
The Aquarium of Rhodes, also known as the Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes, is a research centre, aquarium and museum in Rhodes, Greece. It was built in the 1930s, when the island was under the Italian rule and is currently administered by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research. Aquarium of Rhodes is situated 260 metres north of G. Charitou Square.
Enydriou Square
Park
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Enydriou Square is a park, which is situated 200 metres north of G. Charitou Square.
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.
Ialysos
Ialysos is a town and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is a municipal unit.
G. Charitou Square
- Category: locality
- Location: Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.45471° or 36° 27′ 17″ northLongitude
28.22052° or 28° 13′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8G8CF63C+V6OpenStreetMap ID
way 156936629OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q124460037
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Turkish—“G. Charitou Square” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Sadan palmun aukio”
- German: “G. Charitou Platz”
- Greek: “Πλατεία Γ. Χαρίτου”
- Turkish: “Gavriil Charitou Meydanı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Μουσείο Νεοελληνικής Τέχνης του Δήμου Ρόδου and Museum of Modern Greek Art.
Nearby Places
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