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The modern town developed outside the walls of mediaeval Rhodes and throbs with the life and activity throughout the year. It is full of surprising contrasts: modern blocks of flats, wide streets, squares, a multitude of shops ... and among all these, an important number of buildings, where the venetian, Gothic and Arabic elements blend.
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The impressive Administration Building which houses the Prefecture of the Dodecanese.
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The Post Office.
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Venetian, Gothic and Arabic Architecture.
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The Town Hall.
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Around the port, the Mandraki, we find the imposing buildings in neo-colonial and Italianate style, which lend grandeur to this part of the present-day town.
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Opposite, the small old harbor of Mandraki, stands the fort of Saint Nicholas.
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At the entrance to the harbor, atop tall columns, stand the two bronze deer - characteristic landmarks of the island. Here, according to tradition, was the place where the famous Colossus of Rhodes, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, once stood.
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The church of the Annunciation (Today it is the town's cathedral.) stands next to the prefecture's premises at the centre of Rhodes town.
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The imposing "Hotel of the Roses" was built by the Italians, in 1932. Today house's the "Casino Rodos".
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The Aquarium of Rhodes (Hydrobiological Institute) stands on the north point of the new town of Rhodes.
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Near the fortress with the lighthouse, three stone Byzantine windmills lend the finishing touch to one of the loveliest views of the town.
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Diagoras of Rhodes carried in the stadium by his two sons Damágētos and Akousílaos. The two celebrated their victory by carrying their father around the stadium on their shoulders.
Diagoras was victor in boxing twice in the Olympic games, four times in the Isthmian, twice in the Nemean, and once at least in the Pythian Games. |
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A panoramic view of Rhodes Town and the Aegean with turquoise waters near the shore and deep blue as it stretches toward coast of the Asia Minor ( Turkey ).
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Acropolis of Rhodes Town, Landscape, Century Plant, Agave.
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Acropolis of Rhodes Town, Landscape.
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Acropolis of Rhodes Town, the Temple of Apollo.
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Acropolis of Rhodes Town, The Ancient Greek Theatre.
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Acropolis of Rhodes Town, The Hellenistic Stadium.
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