Feraklos Castle
Feraklos Castle Kάστρο Φεράκλου | |
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Charaki, Rhodes, Greece | |
Coordinates | 36°10′12″N 28°05′56″E / 36.169898°N 28.098902°E |
Type | Fortress |
Site information | |
Open to the public | Yes |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built | 15th century |
Built by | Byzantine Empire, Knights Hospitaller |
In use | no |
Materials | Limestone |
Feraklos Castle (Greek: Kάστρο Φεράκλου), also Feraklou (Φερακλού) and Faraklenon Castle (Φαρακλενόν Kάστρο),[1] is a ruined medieval fortress, located on an 85 m-high hill overlooking the village of Charaki on the east coast of the island of Rhodes, Greece.
History
The fortress was originally built in the
The fort was captured by the Ottoman Empire in 1523 after a long siege, a few months after the capture of Rhodes. The Ottomans did not use the castle and it has since been abandoned.
Layout
The fortress has an irregular polygonal layout, with a wall perimeter of 680 m encompassing an area of 1,700 square meters. The northern and western portions date to Byzantine times, but the rest are additions or modifications by the Hospitallers. A single gate and two cylindrical towers survive in the southern portion of the walls, along with a cistern in the interior.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Κάστρο Φεράκλου: Περιγραφή" (in Greek). Greek Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
External links
- Media related to Feraklos Castle at Wikimedia Commons
Gallery
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View from the south. Evening
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View from the south. Night
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View from the west. Evening
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Remains of the road to the Castle on the south side
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The arch ruins
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The ruins of the north wall
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A fragment of the south wall
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Olive tree at the Feraclos Castle ruins