Medieval City of Rhodes World Heritage Site

Official name

Medieval City of Rhodes | UNESCO

Country

Greece | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Prefecture of Dodecanese, Region of the South Aegean
36.4472° Lat, 28.2277° Lon | Map

Code

493

Time Zone

Europe/Athens (EEST, +0300)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1988. The Order of St John of Jerusalem occupied Rhodes from 1309 to 1523 and set about transforming the city into a stronghold. It subsequently came under Turkish and Italian rule. With the Palace of the Grand Masters, the Great Hospital and the Street of the Knights, the Upper Town is one of the most beautiful urban ensembles of the Gothic period. In the Lower Town, Gothic architecture coexists with mosques, public baths and other buildings dating from the Ottoman period.