part of the 300 step climb |
After lunch is a walking tour of the town of
Palace |
The palace was built in the 1300s
by the Knights of Rhodes. After the island was
captured by the Ottomans, it was used as a fortress. The original palace was destroyed 1856. When
the Kindgom of Italy occupied Rhodes in 1912, the Italians rebuilt the palace. The palace is also likely where the Colossus
of Rhodes once stood – probably 100 feet high.
It was a statue built
just after 300 BC of the Greek god Helios. It is one of the 7 wonders of the ancient
world. The commonly held belief is that it
was at the Rhodes harbour. There are also ancient stories of it lying broken
after an earthquake. If it had fallen at
the harbour it would have disappeared into the sea. In the palace there are also many mosaics telling
stories of Greek mythology. These
mosaics were brought by the Italians from Italy . They are in very good shape and are almost
entirely in tact.
next year?? |
calamari
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