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Rhodes: Charles Bray took this picture in the center of old town of Rhodes with of the Restaurant Plaka in it he has magnificent view, beside the fresh fish and seafood, in which the quality will impress you, the service will amaze you. The Grand Masters Palace, as you could see behind the Plaka restaurant its the most imposing edifice in the Old town, was the headquarters of the leader of the Order of the Knights of Saint John and at the same time strong fortes. It was built in the 14th century on the ruins of a Byzantine fort. It consists of two stores with a large internal courtyard. It was destroyed in the period of Turkish rule and rebuilt in the 1930's in the magnificent style we see now. Today the Palace is a Museum and its many rooms contain important archaeological finds from ancient and medieval Rhodes.
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Eastern Europe
