Sketch of Fortifications for Rhodes Old Town

The schematic of the fortifications around the Byzantine and Medieval town of Rhodes, now colloquially referred to as Rhodes Old Town, was downloaded from https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Rhodes-sketchFortifications.jpg I added the frame and text, and supplied a 'capture time' for the metadata which would allow this image to sort properly in the gallery for Rhodes harbor.

Gallery label image for Rhodes Harbor

Map of Medieval Rhodes, showing some of the features identified in my photos of the Rhodes (or Rodos) Old Town waterfront. The view is roughly the same as the one I had from the ship at the dock, namely looking to the east from the outer harbor. Wikimedia, By Konrad Grünenberg - http://digital.blb-karlsruhe.de/id/7061, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19285662

MS G12 03 View of the harbor from our dock berth at Rhodes

MS G12 03 D118-2011 > Docked at Rhodes Town. The Corinthian II's berth was on the opposite side of the pier that serves a very active set of ferries which connect Rhodes with other Greek Islands, the Greek mainland, and southwest Turkey. This is a view across the harbor to a thin artificial strip of land that divides the near section of the harbor from a sheltered marina for small boats. A light tower stands at the far (right) end of this strip. Beyond the marina, which is mainly detectable by the masts of the boats moored there, lies a section of Rhodes Town that contains many hotels as well as churches. The walled Rhodes Old Town, which contains Byzantine and Medieval structures, as well as a few ancient Greek ruins, is just out of the frame to the left (south). The distant purple hills are on the southern coast of Turkey, less than ten miles from Rhodes. Rhodes Town Harbor, seen from our docked ship. Taken April 28, 2011; edited in 2017

The northern tip of the mole, Mandraki Harbor, Rhodes

Waterfront, Rhodes Old Town. According to a Wikipedia article on 'The Colossus of Rhodes', this end of the pier or breakwater is the site chosen for installation of a new Colossus of Rhodes. "In November 2008, it was announced that the Colossus of Rhodes was to be rebuilt. According to Dr. Dimitris Koutoulas, who is heading the project in Greece, rather than reproducing the original Colossus, the new structure will be a, "highly, highly innovative light sculpture, one that will stand between 60 and 100 metres tall so that people can physically enter it." The project is expected to cost up to €200m which will be provided by international donors and the German artist Gert Hof. The new Colossus will adorn an outer pier in the harbour area of Rhodes, where it will be visible to passing ships. Koutoulas said, "Although we are still at the drawing board stage, Gert Hof's plan is to make it the world's largest light installation, a structure that has never before been seen in any place of the world. Rhodes Town Harbor, Greece, seen from our docked ship. Taken April 28, 2011; edited in 2018

MS G12 04 View of the waterfront, Rhodes old town

MS G12 04 D118-2011 > The building just left of center with the white dome is part of the Nea Agora Building. It is mapped for this shot. Rhodes Town Harbor, seen from our docked ship. Taken April 28, 2011; edited in 2017

Waterfront, Rhodes Old Town harbor

D118-2011 > The building near the center with the white dome is map tagged. Google Maps ‘What’s Here?’ feature renders it as Ronda’s Restaurant Bar, Kontourioti Square, Mandraki Harbor. If you look very carefully, amidst the forest of masts in front of this building, you'll see a stone tower with a bronze statue of a gazelle or antelope atop it. It is one of two such that guard the entrance to the inner harbor. If curious, copy and paste these coordinates into Google Maps: 36.453623, 28.222808 The building on the hill behind the harbor, with a charcoal gray dome, and a transept-like structure, is adjacent to, and possible part of, a large casino. If you're curious about its location and surroundings, copy and past the following coordinates into Google maps: 36.453623, 28.222808 The round towers with red tile roofs are old windmills. One of them is mapped in a different shot in this gallery. Rhodes Town Harbor, seen from our docked ship. Taken April 28, 2011; edited in 2018

Single frame of panorama set, waterfront (IN 5)

Orig IN 5: part of a panset which was merged in pairs (The tip of the breakwater or mole that is nearest the camera is map tagged.) The old tower on the breakwater is called the Naillac Tower. . Little more than the base is left of this structure which was part of the fortifications of Rodos that were built by the Knights Hospitaller of St. John in the late 14th and early 15th centuries, shortly after their capture of the Island of Rhodes. Taken from Wikipedia… “It was built between 1396 and 1421 by the Grand Master Philibert de Naillac before the development of the cannons on the mole east of the Gate of Saint Paul that closes the commercial harbour. It had a square shape like many other medieval towers and was 46 m (145 ft.) high. It was the terminal of the wall belt facing the harbour and was used as a watch tower. It was severely damaged during earthquakes of the 19th century and was demolished by the Ottoman administration.” Rhodes Town Harbor, seen from our docked ship. Taken April 28, 2011; merged and edited in 2017

Single frame of panorama set, waterfront (IN 6)

Orig IN 6: part of a panset which was merged in pairs The two story white and tan building with the arched windows is, I believe, the Bank of Greece building, and I have mapped it as such. Rhodes Town Harbor, seen from our docked ship. Taken April 28, 2011; merged and edited in 2017

MS G12 01 Rodos panorama (IN 5&6) waterfront

MS G12 01 photomerge of IN 5&6 See the single frames for IN 5 and 6 for map tags and more details of the structues in this photomerge. Rhodes Town Harbor, seen from our docked ship. Taken April 28, 2011; merged and edited in 2017

Single frame of panorama set, waterfront (IN 7)

Orig IN 7: part of a panset which was merged in pairs The white domed open pavilion just to the right of center is mapped for this shot. Rhodes Town Harbor, seen from our docked ship. Taken April 28, 2011; merged and edited in 2017

Rodos panorama (IN 6&7) waterfront

photomerge of IN 6&7 See the single frames for IN 6 and 7 for map tags and more details of the structues in this photomerge. Rhodes Town Harbor, seen from our docked ship. Taken April 28, 2011; merged and edited in 2017

MS G12 02a Montage of Rodos panoramas - waterfront

MS G12 02a Montage of three photomerges (top to bottom): Merge of IN's 5-7, IN's 7-9, and IN's 8-10 The three photomerges or panoramas span the portion of the waterfront from the mole on which the Naillac Tower (ruins) stands, northward (to the right) to Fort St. Nicholas. The individual photomerges, as well as the single frames from which the photomerges were constructed (in Lightroom) are also in this gallery. The single frames contain map tags and information about the structures shown in them. Strictly speaking, Rhodes Old Town refers only to the walled portion of the city. A small part of it is visible in the top photomerge. Rhodes Town Harbor, seen from our docked ship. Taken April 28, 2011; merged and edited in 2017

Rodos panorama (IN 5&6&7) waterfront

photomerge of IN 5&6&7 Rhodes Town Harbor, seen from our docked ship. Taken April 28, 2011; merged and edited in 2017

Single frame of panorama set, waterfront (IN 8)

Orig IN 8: part of a panset which was merged in pairs The location of the tall clock tower at the far right is map tagged. The large building behind it, with the red tile roof, is the Greek Orthodox Church, Ekklisia Evaggelismos. I would have thought the tower would be associated with the church, but Google Maps identifies it as the location of Fisbou Adventure Segway Tours. Go figure. Rhodes Town Harbor, seen from our ship. Taken April 28, 2011; merged and edited in 2017

Rodos panorama (IN 7-9) waterfront

photomerge of IN 7&8&9 Rhodes Town Harbor, seen from our docked ship. Taken April 28, 2011; merged and edited in 2017

Single frame of panorama set, waterfron (IN 9)

Orig IN 9: part of a panset which was merged in pairs The center of the three stone towers with conical red roofs is map tagged. Google Maps labels it “Wiatraki, Rodos”. Wiatrak is the Polish name for windmill. These structures do seem to have once had that function., and the one that is mapped has blades or paddles that are appropriate to that usage. Some of the windmills that stand on various moles in Mandraki Harbor date to Medieval times, although the ones shown here don't seem that old. Their purpos was to grind, or mill, grain that arrived at the harbor on board ships. Rhodes Town Harbor, seen from our docked ship. Taken April 28, 2011; merged and edited in 2018

Rodos panorama (IN 8-10) waterfront

photomerge of IN 8&9&10 Rhodes Town Harbor, seen from our docked ship. Taken April 28, 2011; merged and edited in 2017

Single frame of panorama set, waterfron (IN 10)

Orig IN 10: part of a panset which was merged in pairs Rhodes Town Harbor, seen from our docked ship. Taken April 28, 2011; merged and edited in 2018

MS G12 02b Rodos panorama (IN 9&10) waterfront

MS G12 02b photomerge of IN 9&10 See the single frames for IN 9 and 10 for map tags and more details of the structues in this photomerge. Rhodes Town Harbor, seen from our docked ship. Taken April 28, 2011; merged and edited in 2018

MS G12 05 The Marine Gate in the fortress walls

MS G12 05 D118-2011 > Looking toward the Medieval fortress of Rhodes Old Town, within easy walking distance of our berth in the harbor. The great gate in the wall is map tagged. It is referred to as the Marine Gate. Look closely in the lower right and you'll see the top of a dark arch through the main wall, which is mostly hidden behind a secondary wall. The arch marks The Arnaldo Gate. According to the site http://military.wikia.com/wiki/Fortifications_of_Rhodes “The Arnaldo Gate (Πύλη Αρνάλδου) is a small gate that gives access to the New Hospital of Saint John, which hosts currently the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes.” Rhodes Town Harbor, seen from our docked ship. Taken April 28, 2011; edited in 2018

Waterfront, Rhodes Old Town, along the old fortifications

D118-2011 > More of the walls of the ancient fortress, with church domes and bell towers, and a minaret, rising high above their surroundings. The minaret belongs to Suleiman’s Mosque (mapped). The prominent dome in front and to the left of the minaret is part of the mosque itself. Along the right side of the shot the southwest corner of the medieval Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights (mapped in a different photo). The clock tower is a more modern structure built upon the original Byzantine (7th century) base. It stands near the mosque, slightly to its northwest (north is to the right in the shot). The relationship between the features in this shot and the Marine Gate can be seen in a later wide-angle view of this section of the waterfront. Rhodes Town Harbor, seen from our docked ship. Taken April 28, 2011; edited in 2018

MS G12 06 Palace of the Grand Master behind the fortification walls, Rhodes Old Town

MS G12 06 D118-2011 > The Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, upper left, is mapped for this shot. In the lower right is the outer end of the mole on which once stood the Naillac Tower (mapped in a different shot). Along the left side you can see The Gate of the Arsenal in the medieval city fortress wall (coordinates 36.446049, 28.227998). Immediately to the left (south) as one drives through the gate are the ruins of the ancient Greek Temple of Aphrodite (coordinates 36.445911, 28.227358). Farther along the outer wall (westward), just behind and to the right of the flag, is, I believe, the Tower of St. Paul (coordinate 36.446620, 28.225938). Rhodes Town Harbor, seen from our docked ship. Taken April 28, 2011; edited in 2018

Wide angle view of the old fortification walls, Rhodes Old Town

D118-2011 > A view to the southwest, across Kolona Harbor. This entire section of the waterfront is faced by the medieval walls that enclosed what is now called Rhodes Old Town. Near the center is the main gate, just to the left of the two tall ship masts, the Marine Gate (seen in a closer view in an earlier shot, and mapped there). At the far left is the Virgin Gate or the Gate of the Virgin, which is actually a modern gate (ca. 1955) set into the old walls. It is mapped for this shot. Warning. Google maps labels this gate as The Gate of St. Catherine. The latter actually lies farther south, and gives access to the pier or mole on which the Tower of France and a couple of medieval windmills stand. In fact, The Gate of St. Catherine was also known as The Windmills Gate because it was through that gate the milled flour was transported from the windmills on the mole. That gate has approximate coordinates (36.443841, 28.232017 ). In fairness, there is a Church of St. Catherine midway between the two gates in question (coordinates 36.442932, 28.231620), and a Church of the Virgin of the Burgh (coordinates 36.442894, 28.230930) directly beyond the Virgin Gate. It is easy to see how confusion about names for these two gates could arise. [Source for information about the fortifications, including the gates: http://military.wikia.com/wiki/Fortifications_of_Rhodes ] Rhodes Town Harbor, seen from our docked ship. Taken April 28, 2011; edited in 2018