In shaping the necessary routes, but also in ensuring conditions so that they are safe Visitors’ tour In the fortress of Agios Nikolaos, in the city of Rhodes, the Ministry of Culture is moving forward. The operation is funded by the Recovery and Rules Fund and is part of a comprehensive program of cultural projects that exceeds 30,000,000 euros in budget.
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said: ‘The restoration and promotion of St. Nicholas’ iconic fortress It is part of the broader planning of the Ministry of Culture for the upgrading of archaeological sites and cultural infrastructure on the island of Rhodes. The procedure program includes protection and rehabilitation projects in Medieval city -M The UNESCO World Heritage Site- but also in monuments of all historical periods, from the Palace and Gardens of the Great Master, to the archaeological sites of Pervola, the ancient Acropolis in Monte Smith, iconic Ottoman monuments, but also contemporary monuments. The proposal for the promotion and accessibility of the fortress of St. Nicholas aims to maintain the authenticity of the monument and to ensure a friendly, accessible and safe tour of all visitors. “
The project for traffic and View of St. Nicholas Fortress Includes fastening and rehabilitation work on the bastion of D ‘Aubusson, as well as configuration work with appropriate demarcation for the operation of the site and the settlement of the traffic of people with disabilities and generally the obstructed visitors. The project includes internal space configuration Events and Periodic Exhibitions In the restored complex of the Turkish rule of the Turkish occupation in part of the Zacosta stronghold, as well as electromechanical installations for the operation of the sites and lighting the monument.
The project includes configurations To ensure access of people with wheelchair, The accesses, trips, additions and explanations of the designs that accompany the accessibility adjustment. For the safe movement of visitors, they are used, inter alia, smooth slopes, non -slip floors, facilitating the autonomous movement of visitors. A distinct path for people with disabilities is provided In the surrounding area and on the ramps of the first level, while in the circulation corridor at the “Warriors” exhibition at the second level, It is foreseen to be applied fixed Waterproof floor.
The fort is four main building phases:
Zacosta Construction Phase (1464-1467): Central hectic tower, helical scale, water -tanks, cannon -door access and turret access with a mobile bridge.
Aubusson building (1485-1503): Autonomous outer bastion with reinforced walls and mobile bridge, chapel east of the entrance passage. The six arches that bridge the gap between Zacosta’s fort and the west side of the Aubusson bastion were constructed either in the end of the Hippocrates or the beginning of the Turkish occupation.
Turkish occupation: Adding nine houses of the guard, three shootings, elevated creepers and the first lighthouse (late 18th century).
Italian rule: Construction of bills and new defensive structures.