Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes

The Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes (also called the Grand Master Palace or Kastello) is a medieval palace and fortress that sits at the high point of Rhodes Old Town. Sources describe Byzantine antecedents (a 7th-century citadel) and a substantial rebuilding and development by the Knights Hospitaller in the medieval period, when it served as the administrative seat, symbolic heart, and fortress of the Knights' Quarter. During Ottoman rule the building fell into neglect and was later used as a prison; nineteenth-century damage is hinted at in a truncated source excerpt but not fully documented in the supplied material. In modern times the Palace has been restored and is presented as a museum and visitor attraction with admission and guided tours. The site is within the UNESCO-listed Medieval City of Rhodes and is subject to preservation and restoration initiatives led by the Greek Ministry of Culture (including reported restoration planning in 2025). The provided research materials contain no accounts of paranormal phenomena, named spirits, or folkloric hauntings associated with the Palace. All supplied sources treat the site as an architectural, historical, and cultural monument and focus on its history, tourism role, and conservation. Where sources differ on early antecedents and exact historical phrasing (for example, mention of a Byzantine citadel antecedent versus emphasis on fourteenth-century rebuilding by the Knights), both lines of historic description are reported in scholarly and tourism summaries.