Archaological Museum of Rhodes

 The Archaeological Museum of Rhodes is located in the Medieval City of Rhodes. The museum has many artifacts from the Isle of Rhodes. This imposing building was originally constructed by Grand Master Jean de Lastic in 1440 then later enlarged by the Grand Master d'Aubusson in  1481-89. It was used as the hospital of the Knights of the order of John. 

Ancient Kameiros

Ancient Kameiros was one of the three large Doric cities of the island. In 1929 archaeologists localized the ruins of the ancient city. It is thought that it was founded by the Dorians. Kameiros was often compared to Pompeii. An earthquake in 226 BC destroyed the city temple. Then another earthquake in 142 BC destroyed the temple.During the prehistoric period the area was inhabited by Mycenaean Greeks.

The Fountain Square

The Main Street 

Athens, Acropolis of Athens

Alexandria Illa 

    The Acropolis of Athens was built in the mid 5th century BC. The acropolis was built under the leadership of Pericles, a Greek polititian, during 460BC-430BC. It was built for the goddess Athena , and because it was the highest city in Greece. Its is located on a flat top topped rock that is 150m above sea level and a surface area of 7.4 acres. Some interesting facts about the acropolis is that some Athenians buried artifacts in caves and walls around there. They did this to protect them from the Persians. Restorations of the acropolis have been going on since the 1900s. Lastly some famous people connected to this landmark are those I have said beofre, Pericles and Athena. 

Athens, Temple of Olympian Zues

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   The Temple of Olympian Zeus construction began around the 6th century BC but work was stopped due to the lack of money. Construction of the temple finished under the rule of emperor Hadrian.In 131 AD it was finally completed. This took about 700 years. Some people who are claimed to have been architects of this structure were Decimus Cossutius and Antistates. It was built to be a place to worship the gods, specifically Zues. Its length is 370 ft, its width is 185 ft and its height is 66ft. There are some interesting facts connected to this temple. Did you know that the Emperor Sulla took 2 columns for the Temple of Jupiter. The temple is made out of marble and it is said to be believed that Hadrian had a giant gold statue of Zues and one of him next to it, unfortunately none of that remains today. The only famous person that is connected to this temple is mainly the god Zeus. 

Athens, The Parthenon

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     The city of Athens is home to many historical land marks, one historical land mark in the city is the Parthenon. The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis dedicated to the Goddess Athena. Construction of the Parthenon began in 447 BC, when Athens was at it highest power, it was then completed in 448 BC.There is no exact person on who built the structure , all we know is that the Athenians were the ones who constructed this monument. The Parthenon was built to worship the goddess Athena. The base of the Parthenon is about 23,805 feet. The Parthenon 46 columns were 34 ft tall. Its decorative sculptures are considered high points of the Greek art. This structure is considered to be one of the worlds greatest cultural monuments. It is a rectangular structure. Each entrance has an additional six columns in front of it. As I mentioned before the only famous person really mentioned is the goddess Athena. 

Patras, Saint Andrew (Agios Andreas) Church

Saint Andrew (Agios Andreas) Church

Saint Andrew’s Church is situated in the South part of the city and is one of the biggest churches in the Balkans.The new, majestic Church built in Byzantine style was founded in 1908 by George the 1st and was inaugurated in 1974 by the Metropolitan Archbishop of Patra, Nikodimos. The dome height is 46 m.Over the central dome there is a 5 meter long gold plated cross and over the other domes there are 12 smaller crosses. These crosses symbolizes Jesus and His apostles. The interior of the church is decorated with marvelous Byzantine style wall paintings and mosaics.

Patras, Achaia Clauss Winery

The Achaia Clauss winery was founded in 1861 by Gustav Clauss. It is located in Patras in the Peloponnese. It is most famous for its red wine, Mavrodaphne.
The land is 60 acers. It is one of the largest wineries in Greece. There are many different kinds of wine here. Many tourist are visit the Achaia Clauss.

Patras Archaeological Museum

Patras Archaeological Museum

The New Archaeological Museum of Patras is located in Patras,Greece. Built on a 28,000-square-meters, with 8,000 square meters of interior spaces, it is the second-largest museum of Greece. Inside the museum there are artifacts about the history of Patras and the surrounding area from prehistory to the end of Roman times. The museum was designed by the architect Mr. Theofanis Bobotis with an original cost of 21.5 million euros that ended up at a total of 25 million. In the same place, there's also a part of one of the biggest mosaic collections Greece, consisting of 14 Roman mosaics covering a total of 250 square meters, vast majority of which are vertically placed. Most of these mosaics were discovered in ruins of luxurious urban residences in the city of Patras.

The Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights

The Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights is a medieval castle in the city of Rhodes. The castle was built in the 14th century by the Knights of Rhodes. Some parts of this castle was damaged by an ammunition explosion in 1865 but, was later restored by the Italian architect Vittorio Mesturio between 1937 and 1940. It was made into a holiday residence for the king of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III. Near the entrance there is a large plaque with the name of the fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini. That is some of the background history on The Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights. 

an image of the castle now.

an image of the castle in 1844.