crocodile-shaped water spout
This is part of the façade of the Inn of the French, which is one of the many inns which stand on the Street of the Knights (Odhós Ippotón) in Rhodes Town. These inns housed the different national and linguistic groupings of knights affiliated to the Knights of St John before they were eventually driven out by the Ottoman Turks after a siege in 1522.
The building now houses the French Consulate.
The crocodile-shaped water spout seen at the top of this picture recalls an incident when Grand Master Dieudonné de Gozon is said to have killed a crocodile which was menacing the islanders. He served as Grand Master from 1346-1353.
crocodile-shaped water spout
This is part of the façade of the Inn of the French, which is one of the many inns which stand on the Street of the Knights (Odhós Ippotón) in Rhodes Town. These inns housed the different national and linguistic groupings of knights affiliated to the Knights of St John before they were eventually driven out by the Ottoman Turks after a siege in 1522.
The building now houses the French Consulate.
The crocodile-shaped water spout seen at the top of this picture recalls an incident when Grand Master Dieudonné de Gozon is said to have killed a crocodile which was menacing the islanders. He served as Grand Master from 1346-1353.