Rhodes Castle, a photo from Dodekanisos, South Aegean

Photographer's Note

Rhodes Castle was originally built in the 7th century as a Byzantine Citadel. Later it was occupied by the Knights Hospitaller in 1309. Then the Ottomans invaded Rhodes and used the castle as a fortress. Then in 1911/12 after the Italo Turkish War the castle was transferred to the Italians and it became a holiday home for the King of Italy and later for Mussolini. The Italians repaired damage from an ammunition explosion in 1856 when it had been under Ottoman rule. Finally in 1947 Italy transferred ownership of all the Dodecanese Islands to Greece, including Rhodes. Today the castle is a museum in the centre of Rhodes Town and offers a fine view of the harbour and some interesting exhibits and mosaics. It is one of only a handful of buildings in Greece constructed in the Gothic Style.

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papagolf21 (152599) 2017-09-06 2:30

Bonjour, cher Chris,
Étonnante architecture d'un château avec tours crénelées et avec mâchicoulis.
J'ai regardé avec intérêt la note d'accompagnement, ce château forteresse a connu bien des vicissitudes depuis sa construction.
Un régal !
Amitiés.
Philippe

holmertz (92782) 2017-09-06 2:40

Hello Chris,
Rhodes is one of the Greek islands most associated with package tours and large groups of noisy young people from northern Europe. These back sides of tourism overshadow the fact that Rhodes town is probably one of the most interesting towns anywhere among the islands, with a great cultural heritage. This photo gives us a good idea of that, and it's also a very well taken picture with superb clarity and colours and a few bright spots of the not too many tourists.
Kind regards,
Gert

pajaran (102552) 2017-09-06 4:21

Dobro vece.
Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad, lepo pokazano, dobar kontrast i ostrina, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak sa posetiocima. Lepa stara arhitektura i detalji na fasadi, lep kule na ulazu tvrdjave.
Zelim vam mirnu noc, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good evening.
A nice look and a moment, interesting and good text ...
Good work, beautifully shown, good contrast and sharpness, nice colors, nice moment with visitors. Beautiful old architecture and details on the façade, beautiful towers at the entrance of the fortress.
I want you a quiet night, all the best.

jhm (202915) 2017-09-06 4:29

Hello Chris,

A wonderful picture with the three towers, also above very nice decorated.
Creates nice depth and perspective.
Sharpness and clarity are perfect, also the colours make your picture attractive.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

pierrefonds (103465) 2017-09-06 4:46

Bonjour Chris,

La présence des gens a un effet d'échelle de grandeur. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails du château de Rhodes. La bonne luminosité rehausse la beauté des couleurs. Bonne journée.

Pierre

sacimar (38171) 2017-09-06 5:27

Hello Chris,

this is a beautiful castle, I like its architecture with the three towers we can see here, it looks very well preserved, I guess it must be an interesting place to visit, well done,

Best regards,

Sergio

Sergiom (117241) 2017-09-06 6:44

Bonjour Chris,

Il est très beau ce château. Belle forteresse médiévale qui devait impressionner beaucoup à l'époque. Belle contre plongée qui lui donne de l'ampleur. Superbe ciel en arrière plan.

Amicalement

Serge

ikeharel (105867) 2017-09-06 7:28

Imposing three cylindrical towers, fortified and well taken care of, Chris.
I remember this reentrance to the museum and the place around the great walls.
One thing has to be remembered, Rhodos had been occupied by many rulers throughout history, each ruler had "left his finger-marks" on this island, a beautiful island - and the town of Rhodos has many diff. styles of architecture's.
Good night from Israel,
Ike

adramad (66964) 2017-09-06 8:01

Hello Chris.
Gran Pov which shows us a fantastic view of the main facade of this castle, which has a formidable state of conservation.
Well done. I like very much.
You have a good day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

dta (98518) 2017-09-06 8:17

Hello Chris ,
A splendid fortress . Surely a lot of tourist to visit it ...
Well framed and exposed .
Regards

worldcitizen (14266) 2017-09-06 8:23

Hello Chris,
I was surprised to see a Gothic castle in Rhodes. It's very attractive, and looks good for its age. :-) The size is impressive, too, next to all the small people.

rychem (72179) 2017-09-06 8:27

Impressive castle, so we imagine usually a massive ancient castle, fantastic walls and towers, great presentation
regards Ryszard

Fis2 (155547) 2017-09-06 9:24

Witaj Chris!
Interesting fragment of castle.
Beautiful walls and towers.
Good frame, colors and sharpness.
I like it.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

lousat (129891) 2017-09-06 12:26

Hi Chris,a beautiful capture of the Rodi castle that i seen me too 5 years ago,very bright details in the best light,well done! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

PiotrF (52330) 2017-09-06 15:11

Hello Chris,
interesting capture of Rhodes Castle . I like beautiful composition and nice colors.Interesting notes.
Very well done.
Regards
Piotr

macjake (96157) 2017-09-06 16:21

Hi Chris
Greece? that wouldn't come straight to mind when I looked at this right away.

I just read the note, very interesting to see how its changed hands over the centuries. its amazing its still standing after all those years too, incredible. As i'm looking at it I can't help but wonder what it must have been like trying to invade it. excellent sharpness and lighting all around. cheers
Craig

LuisGustavoLima (5184) 2017-09-06 19:50

Olá, Chris!

Bela foto, a luz um pouco dourada dá um aspecto bonito para a foto. A nitidez é muito boa, os detalhes do castelo estão bem visíveis. O céu tem uma cor muito bonita. As nuvens são bons detalhes.
Parabéns!

Silvio1953 (205611) 2017-09-06 23:20

Ciao Chris, great view of fantastic castle, excellent perspective, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

carlo62 (81265) 2017-09-06 23:43

Ciao Chris
un castello che ha l'architettura come nell'immaginario comune, imponente e solido, sicuramente incuteva molto timore quando è stato costruito.
Bella foto, ottima luce e c'è anche il punto rosso.
Saluti Carlo

Cricri (176) 2017-09-06 23:47

Hi Chris
Belle image du château, bien présenter, bonne lumière, netteté , es personnes donne l'échelle
amitiés
cricri

abmdsudi (88475) 2017-09-07 1:33

Hi Chris
Lovely view point and warm light catching on the majestic castle. Every detail is visible with excellent colour rendition, great dof and the exposure is spot on. Mingling people lends impact and scale strengthening the whole shot. Excellent capture, Congrats
Best regards

mkamionka (61130) 2017-09-07 13:38

Hi Chris
this is a very impressive gate! I have no idea why but some of the Greek islands sound very and may be too touristic to me and I was somehow repulsed by that but your photo encourages me to revisit my view on this subject. May be the fact that so many people go there means that there is indeed something to see and do there.

In spite of being that famous I don't recall seeing many photos from this island.
This one really works quite impressive and encouraging to visit.
Excellent work,
M

emka (152108) 2017-09-07 23:40

Hello Chris, There is no Colossus of Rodos but this castle is quite colossal. Impressive construction. Fantastic thick walls and towers, small windows. Living there was cold and dark. Nice composition with some colourfully dressed visitors.

Kind regrad s Malgo

Nicou (193806) 2017-09-08 3:26

Hello

Superbe vue et ocmpo quel château e tiamge quelle entrée et ces belles tour quel rendu sur la pierre et le visiteurs superbe cliché.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

mcmtanyel (58830) 2017-09-09 20:41

Hello Chris,
I was going to say, this is quite an unusual architectural style for this part of the world and your note explained its uniqueness. The red and teal blouses of the two tourists are eye catching in the frame.
Regards,
MT