Great Hammam

Rhodes Town


Behind its plain exterior, this 500-year-old Ottoman bathhouse is spectacular, with a finely wrought star-pierced ceiling that allows light to radiate down upon bathers. Although it remained in use until recently, at the time of research it was closed to the public.


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