Hydrobiological
Station – Aquarium of Rhodes
The building of the Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes was erected between 1934 and 1936. In 1937, under the Italian domination, it operated as Royal Institute for Biological Research of Rodos until 1945 when, after the annexation of the Dodecanese to Greece, it was given the new name of “Hellenic Hydrobiological Istitute” and worked under the control of the Athens Academy. Today, the Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes is a museum, an aquarium and also a Research Centre and belongs to the National Centre of Marine Research: The aim of the Hydrobiological Station of Rodos is the preservation and the exhibition of the embalmed and living creatures of the Mediterranean Sea
The visitors to the Aquarium (200.000 a year) can admire specimens of anthozoa, molluscs (gastheropodes and cephalopods), several species belonging to the family of the crab, echinoderms and the following families of fish: Dasyiatidae, Mullidae, Sparidea, Centrachantidae, Labridae, Scaridae, Siganidae, Mugilidae, Scopaenidae, Triglidae, Balistidae, Monacanthidae, as well as turtles. Also shown in the museum are several kinds of sharks and of other fish, turtles, toothed whales (odontocetes), and seamonks of the Mediterranean Sea. Thanks to the financial supports for research to the Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes and to the National Centre for Marine Research, the Station carries out plans of research concerning all aspects of Oceanography in the area of the Dodecanese. It also plays the role of a Unit Centre for research in the Mediterranean Sea.
The Hafiz Ahmet Aga Muslim Library
The Muslim Library of Hafiz Ahmet Aga (1793) keeps a chronicle of the siege of Rodos in 1522. It is a collection of very rare Arabic and Persian manuscripts, including skilfully miniated copies of the Koran, dating back to XV and XVI centuries and given back to the library in the early 1990s, after being stolen and found again in London.
Orfeos St: Medieval Town.
The building of the Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes was erected between 1934 and 1936. In 1937, under the Italian domination, it operated as Royal Institute for Biological Research of Rodos until 1945 when, after the annexation of the Dodecanese to Greece, it was given the new name of “Hellenic Hydrobiological Istitute” and worked under the control of the Athens Academy. Today, the Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes is a museum, an aquarium and also a Research Centre and belongs to the National Centre of Marine Research: The aim of the Hydrobiological Station of Rodos is the preservation and the exhibition of the embalmed and living creatures of the Mediterranean Sea
The visitors to the Aquarium (200.000 a year) can admire specimens of anthozoa, molluscs (gastheropodes and cephalopods), several species belonging to the family of the crab, echinoderms and the following families of fish: Dasyiatidae, Mullidae, Sparidea, Centrachantidae, Labridae, Scaridae, Siganidae, Mugilidae, Scopaenidae, Triglidae, Balistidae, Monacanthidae, as well as turtles. Also shown in the museum are several kinds of sharks and of other fish, turtles, toothed whales (odontocetes), and seamonks of the Mediterranean Sea. Thanks to the financial supports for research to the Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes and to the National Centre for Marine Research, the Station carries out plans of research concerning all aspects of Oceanography in the area of the Dodecanese. It also plays the role of a Unit Centre for research in the Mediterranean Sea.
The Hafiz Ahmet Aga Muslim Library
The Muslim Library of Hafiz Ahmet Aga (1793) keeps a chronicle of the siege of Rodos in 1522. It is a collection of very rare Arabic and Persian manuscripts, including skilfully miniated copies of the Koran, dating back to XV and XVI centuries and given back to the library in the early 1990s, after being stolen and found again in London.
Orfeos St: Medieval Town.
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Archeological Museum
Museum of Decoration Art
Museum of Modern Greek Art
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Museum of Byzantine Art
Contemporary Art Centre
Municipal Gallery
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The Great Master Palace
Medieval Walls
Exhibition of ancient and medieval Rhodes
The Clock Tower
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Hydrobiological Station – Aquarium of Rhodes
The Hafiz Ahmet Aga Muslim Library
Archeological Museum
Museum of Decoration Art
Museum of Modern Greek Art
PAGE TWO
Museum of Byzantine Art
Contemporary Art Centre
Municipal Gallery
PAGE THREE
The Great Master Palace
Medieval Walls
Exhibition of ancient and medieval Rhodes
The Clock Tower
PAGE FOUR
Hydrobiological Station – Aquarium of Rhodes
The Hafiz Ahmet Aga Muslim Library
Museums
in Rhodes
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