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Frescoes from the Church of Agios Georgios Chostos in Filerimos, Rhodes. The Passion of Christ. Sculls in armour and coats of arms of the Knights Hospitaller. Death prevails over a knight.

Tags: Aegean islands, Art and antiquities, Churches, Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Filerimos, Frescoes, Frescoes of Agios Georgios Chostos (Rhodes), Greece, Hagios Georgios Hostos (Filerimos in Rhodes), Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Rhodes

Frescoes from the Church of Agios Georgios Chostos in Filerimos, Rhodes. The Passion of Christ.
Saint John the Baptist with the Lamb. Pilgrim with his patron saint. Saint Michael kills the demon as the latter is trying to tip over the scales with the good and bad actions of a young knight who is kneeling before Saint Michael. A fountain with a snake and two pigeons, probably an allegory of “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” (Matthew 10:16).

Tags: Aegean islands, Art and antiquities, Churches, Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Filerimos, Frescoes, Frescoes of Agios Georgios Chostos (Rhodes), Greece, Hagios Georgios Hostos (Filerimos in Rhodes), Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Rhodes

Frescoes from the church of Agios Georgios Chostos in Filerimos, Rhodes.Scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary. Members of the Knights Hospitaller order and children praying.

Tags: Aegean islands, Art and antiquities, Churches, Dodecanese, Filerimos, Frescoes, Greece, Hagios Georgios Hostos (Filerimos in Rhodes), Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Rhodes

Frescoes from the church of Agios Georgios Chostos in Filerimos, Rhodes. Scenes from the life of Virgin Mary. Members of the Knights Hospitaller order with their patron saints.

Tags: Aegean islands, Art and antiquities, Churches, Dodecanese, Filerimos, Frescoes, Greece, Hagios Georgios Hostos (Filerimos in Rhodes), Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Rhodes

Frescoes from the church of Agios Georgios Chostos in Filerimos, Rhodes. Two women saints intercede in favour of Grand Master Hélion de Villeneuve. Saint Michael kills the dragon. Cross of the Order of the Knights Hospitaller. Saint George kills the dragon.

Tags: Aegean islands, Art and antiquities, Byzantine monuments, Churches, Dodecanese, Filerimos, Frescoes, Greece, Hagios Georgios Hostos (Filerimos in Rhodes), Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Rhodes

Church of Panagia Filerimos, Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Churches, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Ethnic groups, Filerimos, Greece, Human types, Medieval monuments, Rhodes, Views

Remains of the church of the Virgin of the Victory (Panagia tis Nikis) in the medieval town of Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Church of Our Lady of Victory / Sancta Maria (Rhodes), Churches, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Ethnic groups, Greece, Human types, Medieval monuments, Ottomans, Rhodes, Views

The ruined church of Saint Mark in the Jewish quarter of Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Church of Hagios Markos (Rhodes), Churches, Dodecanese, Gothic architecture, Gothic monuments, Greece, Medieval monuments, Rhodes, Views

Observatory of the Knights Hospitaller on Agios Stefanos or Monte Smith hill. The author being shown the location.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Castles and fortresses, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Ethnic groups, Greece, Greeks, Human types, Medieval monuments, Monte Smith hill (Rhodes), Rhodes, Views

From Agios Stefanos or Monte Smith hill: Coats of arms of Grand Masters Pierre d'Aubusson and Émery d'Amboise, decorative features from several buildings, inscriptions and a gargoyle.

Tags: Aegean islands, Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Emery d'Amboise, Greece, Inscriptions, Pierre d'Aubusson, Rhodes

Interior of Byzantine church of Saint Stephen on Agios Stefanos or Monte Smith hill, Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine monuments, Church of Hagios Stephanos (Rhodes), Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Ethnic groups, Greece, Human types, Inscriptions, Ottomans, Rhodes, Views

Side wall of the Byzantine church of Saint Stephen on Agios Stefanos or Monte Smith hill, Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Agavi americana, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine monuments, Church of Hagios Stephanos (Rhodes), Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Ethnic groups, Greece, Human types, Ottomans, Plants, Rhodes, Views

Byzantine church of Saint Stephen on Agios Stefanos or Monte Smith hill, Rhodes. The author being shown the location.

Tags: Aegean islands, Agavi americana, Architecture and built environment, Author portraits, Bernard Eugène Antoine Rottiers, Byzantine monuments, Church of Hagios Stephanos (Rhodes), Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Ethnic groups, Greece, Human types, Natural environment, Ottomans, Plants, Rhodes, Views

The residence of the Orthodox bishop in Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Christian priests, Coats of arms – Emblems, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Greece, Houses, Human types, Rhodes, Views, Wells

The Auberge of the Langue of England in the medieval town of Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Coats of arms – Emblems, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Ethnic groups, Greece, Human types, Inn of England (Rhodes), Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Ottomans, Rhodes, Views

The Auberge of the Langue of Italy in the medieval town of Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Greece, Inn of Italy (Rhodes), Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes, Street of the Knights (Rhodes), Views

The Auberge of the Langue of Spain and Portugal in the medieval town of Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Coats of arms – Emblems, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Ethnic groups, Greece, Inn of Spain (Rhodes), Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Ottomans, Rhodes, Smoking, Street of the Knights (Rhodes), Views, Weapons

The Auberge of the Langue of France in the medieval town of Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Greece, Inn of France (Rhodes), Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes, Street of the Knights (Rhodes), Views

Architectural features from Castellania in the medieval town of Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Castellany (Rhodes), Dodecanese, Greece, Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes

Side wall of the church of Saint John in Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Church of Saint John – Collachio (Rhodes), Churches, Dodecanese, Ethnic groups, Greece, Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Ottomans, Rhodes, Views

Interior of the church of Saint John in Rhodes.The author being shown the location.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Author portraits, Bernard Eugène Antoine Rottiers, Church of Saint John – Collachio (Rhodes), Dodecanese, Ethnic groups, Greece, Human types, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes, Views

The tomb of Grand Master Fabrice Caretti in the Church of Saint John in Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Church of Saint John – Collachio (Rhodes), Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Funerary monuments, Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller, Greece, Inscriptions, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes, Views

Facade and tower of the church of Saint John in Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Church of Saint John – Collachio (Rhodes), Churches, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Ethnic groups, Greece, Human types, Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Ottomans, Rhodes, Views

Lodge of Saint John in the medieval town of Rhodes. The author being shown the location.

Tags: Aegean islands, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Author portraits, Bernard Eugène Antoine Rottiers, Dodecanese, Dogs, Greece, Loggia of St. John (Rhodes), Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes, Views

Relief of Saint John from the Gate of Saint John. Rose windows from the church of Saint Catherine in the medieval city of Rhodes. Lances of the Knights Hospitallers taken as trophies by the Ottomans, from the Gate of Saint John. Cenotaph of Marie de Baux from the Church of Saint Catherine.

Tags: Aegean islands, Dodecanese, Greece, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes

Coats of arms of Philip of Burgundy, who built the fortress of Saint Nicholas, of Grand Master Piero Raimondo Zacosta (Pere Ramon Sacosta) and his engineer, from the fortress of Saint Nicholas. Relief of saint Nicholas from the same fortress. Inscription from the garden of Auvergne: “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers” (Psalms 1:1). Ancient statues at the entrance to the garden of Auvergne.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Church of Saint Catherine (Rhodes), Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller, Greece, Inscriptions, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Piero Raimondo Zacosta, Rhodes, Roger du Pin

Interior of the church of Saint Catherine in Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Church of St. Catherine (Rhodes), Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Ethnic groups, Greece, Human types, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes, Views

The Refectory of the Knights' Hospital in Rhodes (current Archaeological Museum of Rhodes).

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Ethnic groups, Greece, Healthcare, Hospital of the Knights of St. John / Archaeological Museum of Rhodes (Rhodes), Human types, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Ottomans, Rhodes, Views

Colonnade of the Knights' Hospital in Rhodes (current Archaeological Museum of Rhodes).

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Greece, Healthcare, Hospital of the Knights of St. John / Archaeological Museum of Rhodes (Rhodes), Human types, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes, Smoking, Views

Side entrance to the Knights' Hospital in Rhodes (current Archaeological Museum of Rhodes).

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Greece, Healthcare, Hospital of the Knights of St. John / Archaeological Museum of Rhodes (Rhodes), Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes, Views

Entrance to the Knights' Hospital in Rhodes (current Archaeological Museum of Rhodes).

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Greece, Healthcare, Hospital of the Knights of St. John / Archaeological Museum of Rhodes (Rhodes), Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes

Facade of the Knights' Hospital in Rhodes (current Archaeological Museum of Rhodes).

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Dodecanese, Greece, Healthcare, Hospital of the Knights of St. John / Archaeological Museum of Rhodes (Rhodes), Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes, Views

The tomb of Grand Master Robert de Julliac in the Franciscan church which was converted into a mosque, adjacent to the public baths of Rhodes (Yeni Hamam). Muslim people preparing to pray at the mosque.

Fresco of young knight Dieudonné de Gozon, later Grand Master of Knights Hospitaller. The knight kills the dragon with the aid of his two dogs. Rottiers claims to have seen the fresco in an Ottoman house in the medieval city of Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Animals, Dieudonné de Gozon, Dodecanese, Dogs, Dragons, Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller, Greece, Horses, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Mythical beings, Rhodes

View of the Street of the Knights in Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Dogs, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Fountains / Springs, Greece, Human types, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes, Street of the Knights (Rhodes), Views, Women

Castellania building, medieval town of Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Castellany (Rhodes), Coats of arms – Emblems, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Dogs, Greece, Human types, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes, Smoking, Views

Reconstruction of the Roman aqueduct of Rhodes at Rodini.

Tags: Aegean islands, Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Dodecanese, Greece, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Rhodes, Rodini (Rhodes), Roman monuments, Views

Gate of Saint John in Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Coats of arms – Emblems, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Gate of Saint John / Koskinou / Red Gate (Rhodes), Gates, Greece, Human types, Medieval monuments, Rhodes, Views, Walls

The garden of Auvergne in Rhodes. The author being shown the location.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Author portraits, Bernard Eugène Antoine Rottiers, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Ethnic groups, Greece, Human types, Lighthouses, Medieval monuments, Mosques, Rhodes, Views, Windmills

Fortress of Saint Nicholas at Mandraki, Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Coats of arms – Emblems, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Greece, Human types, Lighthouses, Mandraki, Medieval monuments, Ports, Rhodes, Tower and Fort of Saint Nicholas (Rhodes), Views

Relief of angel and coat of arms of Grand Master Émery d'Amboise, from D'Amboise Gate. Ottoman inscription from the same gate (“There is no god but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God."). Relief of Virgin with infant and coat of arms of Grand Master Pierre d'Aubusson, discovered in the Jewish quarter and kept at the Franciscan monastery in Rhodes. Coat of arms of the Knights Hospitaller from the medieval town. Latin inscription «In convertendo inimicum meum retrorsum infirmabuntur et peribunt a facie tua» (Psalms 9:3 “When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence”), referring to the siege of Rhodes by the Ottomans.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Coats of arms – Emblems, D'Amboise Gate (Rhodes), Dodecanese, Emery d'Amboise, Greece, Icons, Inscriptions, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Ottoman inscriptions, Ottoman monuments, Pierre d'Aubusson, Reliefs, Rhodes

View of the interior of the Grand Master's Palace in the Medieval City of Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Ethnic groups, Grand Master's Palace (Rhodes), Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller, Greece, Human types, Medieval monuments, Ottomans, Rhodes, Smoking, Views

The fortifications of the city of Rhodes and the Muslim cemetery seen from the east.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Author portraits, Bernard Eugène Antoine Rottiers, Cemeteries, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Ethnic groups, Greece, Human types, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Muslim cemeteries, Rhodes, Views, Walls, Windmills

The fortifications of the city of Rhodes and the Muslim cemetery seen from the southeast.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Cemeteries, Dodecanese, Greece, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Mosques, Muslim cemeteries, Naillac tower, Ottoman monuments, Rhodes, Views, Walls, Windmills

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