Greece
The most important monument of the era of the Knights in Rhodes, is the Palace of the Great Magistrate. During the 1930’s, while under Italian occupation, the building acquired its modern form, being the commanding center as well as the house of the Italian Commander. The mosaic floors of the floor are amazing.
The most important monument of the era of the Knights in Rhodes, is the Palace of the Great Magistrate. During the 1930’s, while under Italian occupation, the building acquired its modern form, being the commanding center as well as the house of the Italian Commander. The mosaic floors of the floor are amazing.
In a part of the ground floor of the Palace, in consecutive rooms, the permanent exhibition of EBA entitled «Rhodes from the paleochristianic times until Turkish occupation (1522)» is housed. In this exhibition, you can see various findings of the digs that took place in the Medieval Town (ceramics, sculptures, murals, portable pictures, small scale art works etc.)
The permanent exhibition of EBA entitled «Rhodes from the paleochristianic times until Turkish occupation (1522)» was formed in 1993, and was housed in the ground floor of the Palace.
The exhibits were organized as follows: Introduction room (from ancient ideology to christianic), Economy, Daily Life, Defense – Government, Cultural Life, Religion – Art, Architecture.
The units are accompanied by extensive explanatory documents, as well as drawings of explanatory material, which enlighten some sides of the objects ant compose the historical data and the evolution of the city during the time from 4th century BC to the beginning of the Turkish rule.
The Benaki Museum is a complex architectural composition, with an interesting history.The aim of the museum is the protection, preservation, and showcasing of the cultural heritage, as well as the connection of it to the modern social and scientific network.
The Museum of the History of the Greek Costume is a museum with a vestiary content. In its collection one can find 25.000 objects, especially costumes and jewellery of the historic greek area, copies of Minoan, archaic and byzantine costumes, as well as 23 porcelane dolls dressed in traditional outfits.
A paradise on earth, with opalescent pink sand created by shards of shells and warm water. The entire area is protected by the NATURA program of the EU, as a region of utmost beauty.
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