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Palace of Grand Master of Knights

Old CIty of Rhodes, Rhodes Town, Greece
Ranked #2 of 12 attractions in Rhodes Town
4.5 of 5 stars 57 Reviews
Type: Historic Sites
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RHODES
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27 reviews 27 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

A well made reconstruction of the original palace of the 14th century, which was destroyed by an explosion..beautiful mosaic floors, tapistry and strict environment, a very ecclesiastical one!

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Exeter, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW

Part of the atmosphere of the old town. Very impressive building.

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Takoma Park, Maryland
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

This palace was rebuilt by Italians and contains an unusual assortment of Roman mosaics, Chinese ceramics, medieval sculptures, etc.

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Suffolk
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012
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How did you imagine castles looked like when you were a small child? Well, the Palace of Grand Master of Knights perfectly fits the bill! I do not wish to spoil it for anyone by giving a detailed account but if you are able to climb a lot of steps, just take your camera and go! You will not see... More

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Birkenhead, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

Follow a human guide if you can the paper guide is not good. If you can prove you are over 65 (passport) you get in half price

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Geelong, Australia
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

get there early, gets crowded in the middle of summer

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Rishon
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68 reviews 68 reviews
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44 helpful votes 44 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

This is a quite new palace. The old palace of the Grand Master of the Knights Hospitalier exploded in the 19'th center. The Italian occupiers built instead a residence for king and for Mussolini. It was inaugurated in 1940, just before Italy entered WWII. Almost each room has inlaid floor mosaics brought from Christian churches from Rhodes or from the... More

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California, Maryland
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012
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The only reason I give this 4 stars instead of 5 is because I wanted more information. Perhaps you have to hire a guide ... there were small plaques on all the mosaics saying where they were from and some sculptures also ... but beyond that there was very little description of what you are looking at. All that aside,... More

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mid wales
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

This is a great museum. The imposing staircase is fabulous and the whole place is atmospheric. Well worth a visit.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

Fantastic mosaics to look at from the Island of Kos. Superb architecture.

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