Knights' Castle, Chorio, Halki
Knights' Castle, Chorio, on the Greek island of Halki. Thursday 3 October 1996.
Built in the mid-C14th by the Knights of Saint John, the castle is situated atop the hill of Agios Nikolaos (Saint Nicholas) on the site of an ancient Hellenistic acropolis, the masonry of which was probably used to build the castle walls. It was held until 1522, when it was surrended to the Ottomans following the fall of Rhodes. At the entrance to the castle is the engraved emblem of the Grand Master of the Knights of Saint John, Pierre d'Aubusson. Inside the castle is the church of Agios Nikolaos, with fragments of murals dating from the C15th and C17th.
Knights' Castle, Chorio, Halki
Knights' Castle, Chorio, on the Greek island of Halki. Thursday 3 October 1996.
Built in the mid-C14th by the Knights of Saint John, the castle is situated atop the hill of Agios Nikolaos (Saint Nicholas) on the site of an ancient Hellenistic acropolis, the masonry of which was probably used to build the castle walls. It was held until 1522, when it was surrended to the Ottomans following the fall of Rhodes. At the entrance to the castle is the engraved emblem of the Grand Master of the Knights of Saint John, Pierre d'Aubusson. Inside the castle is the church of Agios Nikolaos, with fragments of murals dating from the C15th and C17th.