I am hoping to post pictures from each of the places we visited on our trip, but it ought to be clear that we saw about 5 different locations for a couple hours over the course of 3 days. So, these pictures are by no means systematic. Mostly I just think people may enjoy having a picture of sites that they could read about in the Bible. The island of Rhodes is mentioned in Acts 21:1 where it is a brief stop on Paul's return to Syria after which he went to Jerusalem.
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| Church of the Virgin of the Burgh (14th century) - It has a weird history including having a road run through it. |
I find this style of mosque fascinating, but I've never actually been inside one. This one didn't have a public entrance that I could find; it may be closed.
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| a Library founded by an Ottoman official a couple hundred years ago. Below are more details. |
On the left, is the founding document for the Hafiz Ahmed Ağa Library. Surrounding it are translations into various languages. On the right, is a bit more history of the man and his times.
I wish I could read the Ottoman (Arabic) script... maybe someday! The language is just an older version of Turkish, so the major hinderance is the orthography, as well as the changes that have occurred in Turkish vocabulary.
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| Library books, old and new |
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| The view from the Clock Tower: notice the modern city beyond the old city walls |
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| 180-degree view from the clock tower |
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| View of the castle from the tower |
Apparently this is technically known at "The Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes." Impressive, but I only saw the outside.
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