The Entrance to the Hospital Provides Details

telling the cost to construct the building

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Rhodes Archeological Museum in the Knights of St. John Hospital Building - May 19, 2023

May 31st 2023
The hospital of the Knights of St. John now houses the Rhodes Archeological Museum. It was originally built in the 15th C. due to the need for a hospital to be run by the Order of the Knights Hospitaller’s. Construction started in 1443 and was not completed until 1489. Over the front door there is a marble slab with two angels on it and a banner saying that they spent 10,000 guil ... read more

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more

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