Grand Masters Palace (Rhodes)

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Grand Masters Palace in Rhodes
Main portal of the palace
Panorama of the courtyard

The Grand Master's Palace of Rhodes was built in the 14th century as the residence of the Grand Master of the Order of St. John in Rhodes on the island of Rhodes . After the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1522, it served as a prison and a powder magazine.

Badly damaged by an ammunition explosion in 1856, the palace was rebuilt and enlarged during the Italian rule (1912–1943) until 1940. Today, this reconstruction is viewed critically as part of the politically determined monumental building program of fascism in Rhodes. The original entrance area with its impressive towers is still preserved. The newly built palace was intended as the residence of the Italian king and later as the seat of Benito Mussolini . Neither of them got around to using it as such.

Today the palace is used as a museum with changing exhibitions .

Grand Master of the Order of St. John on Rhodes (1309–1522)

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Coordinates: 36 ° 26 ′ 44.5 ″  N , 28 ° 13 ′ 26.6 ″  E