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LEROS (Island) DODEKANISSOS
Leros architecture its a blend of 4 deferent styles, the typical style of Dodecanesewhich has a lot of similarities with the architectural style of the Cyclades islands, smallwhite houses with blue painted doors and windows. The neoclassic style with the dominant color of okra and finally the remaining Italian buildings from the times of the Italian occupation which most are in Laki and mostly good remain as a living museum of Mussolini's architecture.The last decade the modern lerians build there houses with respect to the traditional local style.
PANO KALAMONAS (Settlement) RHODES
ASKLIPIOS (Village) NOTIA RODOS
The old cella of the church in the village Asklepeio, is a simple, one-roomed ground floor structure, almost cubical in shape. The stone masonry follows the local, traditional style and the floor is made of beaten earth.
It was built in 1879 and it functioned as the storeroom of the church, where oil was kept in large, clay storage vessels (pithoi), some of which are still preserved.
This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains image.
ASTYPALEA (Port) DODEKANISSOS
The Astypalean traditional houses are similar to those of the Cyclades.
Moreover, the cycladic colour seems as though it surpasses the Dodecanese
colour around the island.
The most interesting part of the house other than the fireplace and
the divisions of the walls is the wooden loft in the far part of the room decorated
with lace, woodwork, which was used as a bed. It has a height of about two metres
and to reach it, one must climb a ladder, which is formed by three wooden trunks,
one placed on top of the other.
Next to the bed, three or four rows of carved, wooden shelves make
up the "Krijola", on which the most beautiful and the best glassware
of the housewife are kept.
The wooden ornamentation of the bed, the "Krijola", the
door and window cases, and the ceiling is a sample of the excellent woodcarving
craftsmanship was developed in Astypalea.
One of the most characteristic pieces of work of this art is the carved,
wooden ceiling of one of the houses inside the Castle the only one which has been
saved today.
This text (extract) is cited November 2003 from the Municipality
of Astypalea tourist pamphlet (1999).
CHALKI (Island) DODEKANISSOS
Photo Album in URL, information in Greek only.
PROFITIS ELIAS (Settlement) RHODES
The hotel is on mount Prophetes Elias, near the Byzantine monastery with the same name. It comprises tow buildings, a three-storeyed one, "Elaphos" and a two-storeyed one, "Elaphina", both with a basement and a high pitched, wooden roof. The walls are built of stones in a cement frame, while all the window frames and balconies are made of wood.
The "Elaphos" hotel was the first part built by the italians in 1929 (Albergo del Cervo). In 1930, a ground floor restaurant with a large veranda, a tennis court and a dancing floor were added while later on, the second floor was constructed, replacing the veranda. In 1932 the building was extended with a new wing, called "Elaphina". Thus, the hotel was finally named "Elaphos and Elaphina" after a certain species of deer that lives in the woods nearby.
Today the hotel is abandoned.
This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains image.
RHODES (Town) DODEKANISSOS
Tel: +30 22410 36710, 30668
Fax: +30 22410 30668
Tel: +30 22413 60530
Fax: +30 22413 60547
The two-storeyd stone building is simple, almost square in plan, and has a pitched, tiled roof. Decorative horizontal bands are used on the exterior surfaces of the walls, under the roof and between the two floors. The building has a large, fenced yard, both in the front and the back. In the backyard, a characteristic postico and a marble fountain are still preserved.
The building was constructed in 1874 and it is one of the first organized christian schools of Rhodes. It is a a continuation of the "Mutual Teaching School", founded by the metropolite of Rhodes, Paisios. The building was constructed on an older one, built in 1765, which occupied the large, communal piece of land, that extended up to the modern Venetokleion.
Today it is used as a primary school.
This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains image.
The hotel was built during the Italian occupation of the island and it is an imposing building of great architectural interest as its volume is broken up into smaller units, making the structure more complicated. Its simple form, the arcaded facade andthe garden, are still an integral part of the modern city of Rhodes.
The building has two architectural phases:
It was designed by an italian architect, Michele Petracco in the early 1920's and was built in the style of Oriental Eclecticism
Later on, in the priod of the italian fascism, starting in 1936, the dominant archittectural style) resulted in several changes in the form of the building: the oriental features (arcs, domes, apses etc.) were diminished and the structure came to its present form.
Today the building is abandoned.
This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains image.
The building of the Post Office is located on the Liberty Square (Plateia Eleftherias) of the modern city of Rhodes. It is an excellent specimen of the Rennaisance Eclecticism and the "Finta Pietra" technology . The facade is richly decorated with reliefs carved on local poros stone. The impressive main entrance is in the centre of the building and symmetrical openings are left on each side. The building was constructed during the first years of the Italian occupation by the Italian architect Florestano di Fausto. It was then used as the Italian Post-Office (Palazzo delle Poste) and its function today remains the same, as it houses the Greek Post-Office (ELTA).
This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains image.
It is a stone, neoclassical building with tiled roof. The ground floor is Pi-shaped in plan and only the central part is two-storeyed. The main entrance is located in the groun floor, in a recession behind a porch with two columns in the middle and two pillars on each side. The building was constructed in the end of the 19th century by a donation of Paul Kazoulis. In 1930, by a donation of Michael Kazoulis, Paul's nephew, the second floor was added and it was called "The Upper Kazouleion". Today it is used as the Second Primary School of Rhodes.
This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains image.
The Hospice of St. Catherine was built in 1391-92, under grand master
Heredia, by the Italian Domenico d'Allemagna, admiral of the Order of the Knights
of St. John (Knights Hospitaller). The founder was an important personage, disposing
of considerable means. The foundation charter of the Hospice in 1391 states that
it was «founded in the burgus of Rhodes, near the walls at the gate leading to
the mole» already known as the «Gate of St. Catherine» from 1465. The situation
of the building draws the eye, as it projects into the axis of the high street;
the salient part carries the coats of arms of 1516. The Hospice, exclusively intended
for eminent guests of the Order, was already in use from 1394-95; at this date
traveller Niccole de Martoni described it as «beautiful and splendid, with many
handsome rooms containing many and good beds». The building was apparently destroyed
in the siege of 1480 and the earthquake of 1481. Its rebuilding, as testified
by the heraldy on the west faηade, was completed by Costanzo Operti in 1516, when
Fabrizio del Carretto was grand master.
In 1944 the east part of the Hospice was destroyed by Allied bombing,
along with many building in the heart of the Jewish quarter. In the years following,
the surviving part stood forlorn in a deserted neighbourhood. It was occupied
by poor immigrants from the neighbouring islands until 1986, in slum conditions.
The Hospice of St. Catherine was one of the 20 state-owned properties
under the jurisdiction of the Archaeological Receipts Fund entered in the restoration
programme of the Office of the Medieval Town, founded in October 1985. Its restoration,
in the following ten years, was a complex process involving:
a) The social problem of rehousing 16 households hitherto accomodated within the
Hospice (1986-1995).
b) Archaeological investigation of the site (1987-1993).
c) Urgent rescue measures, carried out alongside the restoration of the Hospitaller
masonry and structural examination (1986-1991)
d) Completion of consolidation measures and the architectural restoration of the
standing part of the Hospice (1992-1995).
e) Conservation of medieval and traditional features by specialists.
f) Restoration of the collapsed east side of the building (1994- ).
g) The integration of the restored Hospice «Heritage Educational Centre» into
the surrounding archaeological sites, in order to facelift the area and attract
the visitor of the historic centre.
This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains images.
It is a stone, neoclassical building, with basement and groundfloor, a tiled roof and a broad staircase in the front. The facade of the projecting, central part, is dominated by six large columns, in front of the main entrance. The plan of the building is actually cross-shaped, and a variety of decorative elements are visible on all sides: decorative bands, corner antae, built-in pillars etc. The building was constructed in 1910 by a donation of Venetokles and it occupied part of the large communal piece of land, that also included the Kazouleion and the Astike School. Today it is used as the High School of the City of Rhodes.
This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains image.
Ιt is a two-storeyd building with flat roof and an arcade looking towards the road by the sea. The walls are built in the typical, local isodomic masonry. Very interesting is the structure of the interior, visible in the plans of the building. Ιt was built in the first period of the italian occupation (1925) and in its first phase it was richly decorated in a combination of the oriental and gothic styles. From 1936 onwards, when De Vecchi was the govenror, all the decorative elements were removed so that the facade was in accordance with the official architectural style of the state (Fascist Style). The building was called "Circolo Italia" and was used as a meeting place by the italian officers. Today it has been transformed into a coffee and pastry shop.
This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains image.
It is a stone, neoclassical building with basement and ground floor and a tiled roof. The main entrance of the building is located in the middle of the facade, in a large recess framed by four columns. All the outer surfaces of the walls are decorated with bands and pillars around the windows. The school was built in 1911 by a donation of G. and D. Amarantos. Today it is used as the Primary School of the City of Rhodes.
This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below.
AGIA MARINA (Small town) LEROS
AGIOS IOANNIS (Beach) ASTYPALEA
ANTIMACHIA (Small town) KOS
It is located 4km to the SE of the village of Antimachia.
ASKLIPIOS (Village) NOTIA RODOS
Above the village of Asklipios, after a 15 minute walk, visitors will
find the ruins of a medieval Crusader castle. After an impressive entrance, there
is little to see inside the castle except for good views over the countryside
but care needs to be taken for uncovered wells. As the story goes, there was at
one time a tunnel from one of the houses to the castle so that villagers could
secretly gain refuge from raiding pirates.
This text is cited Oct 2002 from the Rodos Hotels Association URL below.
ASTYPALEA (Port) DODEKANISSOS
The Venetian Castle, with its two whitewashed churches, stands proudly
at the top of the peninsula proclaiming the onset of the development of the settlement.
As the centuries progressed little white houses began to appear outside
the walls of the Castle, which covered the hill and reached the port of Pera
Yalos joining together to form a mosaic of our island’s history.
The portrait of Chora with its white body and ocean blue heart, leaves the visitor speechless because of its beauty and harmony. The Castle takes up all the plateau at the top of the hill. That densely
built group of houses there made up the Middle Ages settlement. Today, only a
few of the houses have survived, the out sidewalls of which make up the walls
of the Castle. Only on the south side there is a strong battle tower, which is
known by the name "Serai". Inside the Castle, among the scattered columns
and the carved stones, two beautiful churches, Panagia of Castro (the Holy Virgin
of the Castle) and Agios Giorgios (Saint George) stand.
This text (extract) is cited November 2003 from the Municipality
of Astypalea tourist pamphlet (1999).
CHALKI (Island) DODEKANISSOS
Photo Album in URL, information in Greek only.
CHORA KALYMNOY (Small town) KALYMNOS
KALYMNOS (Town) DODEKANISSOS
The mountain top Fortress at Hora, the island's ancient capital. This
was established as a fortress in the Byzantine period and was occupied until the
18th century. Now, just nine chapels remain standing. Open Monday - Sunday 08.00
- 20.00.
The ruins of the Church of Christ of Jerusalem, located between Hora
and Panormos, are on one of the oldest sites in Kalymnos. The church was built
on the site of the ancient Temple of Apollo, god of light and music and the defining
deity of Kalymnos. His lyre remains to this day the island's proud symbol.
The Citadel of the Knights is on a steep rock just inland from Pothia.
It was built by the Knights of St John and the chapel of the Virgin, within its
walls, is on the site of an ancient temple. The citadel overlooks three ruined
windmills and has great views of both Pothia and the central part of the island.
The monastery of St Panteleimon at Panormos is situated in pine forests
on a steep mountainside. Its tiny yet charming church, dedicated to the healing
saint, is built into the rock but has no door. Three times a door was installed
and three times, as the story goes, the door was blown away with force because
the saint wanted a clear view out to sea and the burial place of his mother.
This text is cited Febr 2004 from the Municipality of Kalymnos URL below, which contains images.
KOS (Town) DODEKANISSOS
It is situated in the
entrance of the Kos harbour
on a place where, in antiquity, there was an island, communicating with the inland through a brigde, that's still preserved
today (the bridge of the Phoenicians' street).
It is formed of two
defensive precincts.
The interior one has four circular towers in the corners; the southeastern tower forms part of the
exterior precinct,
which is larger than the first, with massive bastions on the four corners, battlements and gunports. The two precincts are separated
by a large moat and communicate with a drawbridge.
The castle
was built of local stone as well as
parts of ancient buildings
(columns, architraves, bases etc.) from the ruins of the ancient city.
On the upper part of its masorry, one can see many blazons.
Over the main gate
one sees an hellenistic frieze
with masks and garlands. On the gates' ceiling (central gate, Carmadino gate) there are basalt columns placed obliquely, which come
probably from the early christian basilica of Limen.
From travellers' descriptions, we know that the interior precinct was built a little before the end of the 14th century when the
sultan Bayazit I was attacking the city. The oldest remaining part of the castle is the circular tower to the left of the draw bridge, through
which the two precincts communicate, and bears the blazons of two Grand Masters: De Lastic (1437 - 1454) and de Milly (1454 - 1461).
The exterior precinct is posterior to the interior, its construction began in 1495 by the Grand Master D' Aubusson, continued by D' Amboise
and completed by Del Carretto in 1514.
On the northen side, between the two precincts, there was a warehouse made by the knights; it was restored during the
Italian occupation and today it is used as a museum, where one can see altars, sculpures and inscriptions.
LIPSI (Island) DODEKANISSOS
It is located to the SE of the village of Lipsi..
MEGALO CHORIO (Village) TILOS
A medieval castle.
The castle, which has a triangular ground plan, was built on the place of a hellenistic citadel, to the north of Megalo Chorio.
In the interior, one sees ancient and medieval ruins, cisterns and the Taxiarches church, with 14th - 15th century frescoes, built obviously over the ruins of an ancient temple.
This text is cited Mar 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below.
MEGISTI (Village) DODEKANISSOS
A Byzantine Castle, 2 km to the W of the village of Megisti.
MONOLITHOS (Village) RHODES
A Venetian Castle built in 1476.
NISYROS (Port) DODEKANISSOS
PANTELI (City quarter) LEROS
The Castle is surrounded by three precincts: the interior one is the
oldest, built with material, taken by byzantine buildings.
Its shape is polygonal and bears the blazons of Querini (1453) and
the Grand Master De Lastic (1437 - 1454). Inside the castle, there are the chapels
of St. George with the blazon of the Grand Master D' Amboise (1503 - 1512) and
of the Holly Trinity. The castle' s precinct bears also D' Amboise' s blazon with
the date 1509.
There are also other ruins inside the castle, as well as the church
of the Virgin, built in the place of a byzantine church, during the ottoman occupation.
This text is cited Sept 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below.
XIROKAMBOS (Village) LEROS
AGIA MARINA (Village) KASSOS
KALYMNOS (Town) DODEKANISSOS
KARPATHOS (Small town) DODEKANISSOS
MEGALO CHORIO (Village) TILOS
MEGISTI (Village) DODEKANISSOS
AGIA MARINA (Village) KASSOS
KASSOS (Island) DODEKANISSOS
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SYMI (Island) DODEKANISSOS
Back in the Byzantine age, shipping, marine architecture, commerce,
sponges and viniculture, constitute rich sources for the Symians. Viniculture
developed in a higher grade and was generated mainly white wine, which is of a
higher quality, according to Geographers and misc sightseers who passed by.
However, it was only a few years ago that researcher Sarantis Kritikos
(1992), who has marked more than 120 stone wine presses all over the island in
several areas, and their architecture expand from the first tries of construction
using monoliths, till the closed ones in the end of the 18th aeon, when viniculture
stops.
Today 11 stone wine presses have been reconstructed using the fallen
authentic rock-parts of theirs at Kourkouniotis area, where a visit through the
stunning cypress forest is really a unique experience.
This text is cited May 2005 from the Municipality of Symi URL below, which contains image
SYMI (Small town) DODEKANISSOS
Panagia of kastro where the visitor can admire the icon of the Second
Coming made by the most important post-Byzantine hagiographer Georgios Klonzas
in the second half of the 16th century.
On the Lofos of Noulias there are remains of the old monument known
as Pontikokastro.
Archaeological
and folkloric museum which is housed in the house of Nikolaos K.Farmakidis,
with paintings, photographs, costumes and plenty of material which shows the history
and culture of the island.
The four-storeyed house of Chatziagapitos-Chatziioannis, next to the
museum, has impressive wall paintings.
The Spetsaria, the old pharmacy with old glass pots located on a traditional
Symiot building.
This text is cited May 2005 from the Municipality of Symi URL below, which contains image
RHODES (Island) DODEKANISSOS
RHODES (Town) DODEKANISSOS
The Medieval City of Rhodes was formed amongst the templates of Medieval
cities that were created in the 14th and 15th century, which also presented noteworthy
similarities. The influence of the indigenous Byzantine architectural tradition
is significant as well as the majority of the constructions, which are in fact
Rhodian. The Medieval City of Rhodes, that comprises a much smaller section of
the ancient city, is distinguished by its exterior fortification, a project of
the Knights' Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Once the Knights seized control of
the island (1309), they made sure to its new fortification. Thus, the existing
walls were not demolished; they were merely transformed and continuously supported
(by increasing the width of the walls).
The city maintained many gates (doors) that led to its interior and
communication was allowed with the outside world. Each gate maintained the right
to one of the Knights' seven languages depending on their country of origin (Province,
Auvergne, France, England, Germany, Italy, Spain: Aragon, Castille).
Inside the walls, the city was divided into three sections : a) the
Government House or Palace of the Grand Master that was built upon the city's
highest northwestern point, b) the Castle or Collachium located in the city's
northern most point upon which significant buildings stood pertaining to public
and private life. Some buildings include the Inns of the various "Tongues", the
Virgin Mary of the Castle, St. John, the Hospital, the Archdioces, the Knights'
neighborhood, the Arms Depot and the Naval port and c) Town (Ville, Bourg, Bourgo),
which was located in the city's southern region, the residents of which were of
various nationalities (Jews and Francs) and of course, Greeks.
The town planning of the Medieval city followed the street axes of
the Hellenistic and Byzantine city. The Street of the Knights, a linear-lined
and gravel-paved road, traces the vestiges remaining from the ancient city's old
street. Its skeletal outline contains the most beautiful public buildings of the
Collachium. The Street of the Knights forms the foundation for the Inns of various
Tongues (6) from which only four have been preserved: The Inn of Province (which
has been renovated), the construction of which was completed in 1518; the Inn
of France, whose construction was completed in 1509 and is the most remarkable;
and of course, the Inns of Spain and Italy. The Hospital of the Knights is located
across from the Spanish Inn. St. John's lodge is located in one corner of the
Street of the Knights (a colonnade comprised of two aisles that was used as a
monumental entrance into the Palace) and the Palace's Courtyard. The Suleyman
Mosque or Tzami tou Souleyman (1522) is at the beginning of Socratous Street on
the right hand side and just a short distance thereafter is the Agas Mosque or
Aga Tzami. The Courts of Commerce (16th century) are located in the corner of
Socratous Street. Aristotelous Street, which extends across the port, is "framed"
with boiler works. To the left of Aristotelous Street, we find the Archdiocese
Square in which we distinguish the well renowned Archbishop's building (15th century),
which may have possibly constituted the Latin's Archbishop or Greek Metropolitan's
residence. From Pindaros Street, one can see the Church of the Virgin Mary (early
15th century).
Other significant buildings within the city include the Armenian Palace,
which contains Roger de Pins' coat of arms, one of the first Grand Masters (1355
- 1365). The first Hospital, the Clock Tower (1851), the Church of St. Demetrios,
the Chapel of France, the Church of Our Lady of Victory and St. Catherine's Inn.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs URL below.
ASKLIPIOS (Village) NOTIA RODOS
Tel: +30 22410 34024
Fax: +30 22410 38885
CHORA KALYMNOY (Small town) KALYMNOS
KARPATHOS (Small town) DODEKANISSOS
MASTICHARI (Village) KOS
There are mosaics.
KOS (Ancient city) DODEKANISSOS
It is said that under the shade of that tree Hippocrates taught his pupils Medicine. This plane is also considered as the oldest tree in Europe.
ASTYPALEA (Port) DODEKANISSOS
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