Sea Gate
Fortified harbor gateway with twin towers built to imitate a French gate two centuries older.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Sea Gate in Rhodes questions the date every plaque gives you, 1478, against what the stone in front of you actually shows. You'll hear how Grand Master Pierre d'Aubusson built the original as the harbor's front door, modeling it on a French gate at Villeneuve-les-Avignon that was already two centuries old, and why the gap between its walls is barely wide enough for a rowboat. It also traces the carved relief above the archway, and the twentieth century decade when the story briefly stopped.
This audio guide was created using AI.
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