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The history of Rhodes under the Order of Saint John lasted from 1310 until 1522. The island of Rhodes was a sovereign territorial entity of the Knights Hospitaller who settled on the island from Kingdom of Jerusalem and from Cyprus , where they did not exercise temporal power.
Government of Greece [1] Open to the public: Yes: Condition: Intact: Site history; Built: 7th century (citadel) 14th century (palace) 1937–1940 (restoration works) Built by: Byzantine Empire Knights Hospitaller Kingdom of Italy (restoration works) Architect: Vittorio Mesturino (20C reconstruction) Battles/wars: Siege of Rhodes (1480) Siege of ...
The Knights of St. John, or Knights Hospitallers, had captured Rhodes in the early 14th century after the loss in 1291 of Acre, the last Crusader stronghold in Palestine. From Rhodes, they became an active part of the trade in the Aegean Sea, and at times harassed Turkish shipping in the Levant to secure control over the eastern Mediterranean.
The Avenue of the Knights. The medieval town contains a number of different architectural styles, due to its history. The town mostly developed under the Knights of St John, which accounts for its predominantly Gothic architecture. However, after the second Siege of Rhodes the medieval town was also developed in the Ottoman era.
The conquest of Rhodes by the Knights Hospitaller is narrated by a large number of sources of varying detail and reliability. The most reliable sources include the contemporary Byzantine historian George Pachymeres, whose History only extends to 1307, [1] and the various biographies of Pope Clement V (r. 1305–1314), which offer different details, but do not contradict each other, and are ...
The historian Sofia Zoitou has characterised the architecture and contents of the Church of St John as "eloquently articulat[ing] the Knights' political and religious essence". [9] It was built in the Gothic style, [10] 48–50 metres (157–164 ft) in length and 15–18 m (49–59 ft) in breadth.
Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, 14th century Grandmaster's Palace (Valletta), 16th-18th centuries. The Knights Hospitaller operated a wide network of properties in the Middle Ages from their successive seats in Jerusalem, Acre, Cyprus, Rhodes and eventually Malta.
Rhodes has several nicknames, such as "Island of the Sun" due to its patron sun god Helios, "The Pearl Island", and "The Island of the Knights", named after the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem, who ruled the island from 1310 to 1522. [3] Historically, Rhodes was famous for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.