Mosque of Suleiman at Rhodes island, Greece
The pink mosque was built in 1522 to commemorate the victory of the Sultan on the Knights. Rebuilt in 1808, it remains one of the main places of the city. Its superb but unsafe minaret was removed in 1989 and the once imposing mosque is now sadly closed to the public, pending the end of restoration. Rhodes (Greek: Ρόδος, Ródos, [ˈroðos]) is the principal city and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes an island in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It has a population of approximately 80,000. Rhodes has been famous since antiquity as the site of Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The Colossus has been used in many poems, the most famous being Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar". The citadel of Rhodes, built by the Hospitalliers, is one of the best preserved medieval towns in Europe which in 1988 was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The City of Rhodes is a popular international tourist destination.
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