Old Admiralty
Old Admiralty is a building in Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands. Old Admiralty is situated nearby to the community center Λύκειο Ελληνίδων Ρόδου - Εργάνη Αθηνά, as well as near the church Cave of Archangel Michael Panormitis.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 1½ km northeast of Old Admiralty.
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 1 km east of Old Admiralty.
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. Suleymaniye Mosque is situated 1 km east of Old Admiralty.
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
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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.
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.
Old Admiralty
- Type: Building
- Location: Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.44641° or 36° 26′ 47″ northLongitude
28.21353° or 28° 12′ 49″ eastOpen location code
8G8CC6W7+HCOpenStreetMap ID
way 243321343OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
“Old Admiralty” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Παλιό Ναυαρχείο”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Λύκειο Ελληνίδων Ρόδου - Εργάνη Αθηνά and Cave of Archangel Michael Panormitis.
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