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The
medieval
town
of
Rhodes,
a
UNESCO
World
Heritage
Site
since
1988,
[1]
was
developed
without
specific
planning
around
the
fortress-citadel
of
Rhodes,
probably
after
the
earthquake
of
515.
[2]
The
fortress
was
divided
into
two
distinct
urban
forms,
Kolakio
north
and
Chora
south.
Kolakio
includes
the
well-known
street
of
the
Knights,
the
Palace
of
the
Grand
Master
or
Castello,
the
Hospital
that
has
been
turned
into
a
museum,
temples
of
the
Order
and
other
important
buildings.
In
the
Chora
lies
the
Turkish
bazaar
around
the
Suleiman
Mosque,
the
old
market
and
other
buildings
of
tourist
interest.
According
to
a
concise
description
on
the
official
UNESCO
website,
the
Ospitalians
of
the
Order
of
St.
John
of
Jerusalem
occupied
Rhodes
Market
for
two
and
a
half
centuries,
from
1309
to
1523,
transforming
the
city
into
a
strong
fortress
because
of
the
particular
fluidity
and
widespread
conflicts
of
the
time.
The
city
was
later
successively
occupied
by
Turkish
[4]
and
Italian
occupation.
[5]
[6]
It
is
considered
one
of
the
oldest
active
medieval
cities
and
the
meeting
point
of
many
cultures.
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