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Church of St John

            Above the modern town rises the acropolis of Lindos, a natural citadel which was fortified successively by the Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Knights of St John and the Ottomans. This makes the site difficult to excavate and interpret archaeologically. The acropolis has views of the surrounding harbours and coastline. 
On the acropolis of Lindos today parts of the following buildings may still be seen:
The Doric Temple of Athena Lindia (c300 BC), built on the site of an earlier temple. 
The Propylaea of the Sanctuary (4th century BC).
The Hellenistic stoa with lateral projecting wings (c200 BC).
A relief of a Rhodian trireme (warship), cut into the rock at the foot of the steps leading to the acropolis and dating from about 180 BC.
2nd century BC Hellenistic staircase leading to the main archaeological area of the acropolis. 
Remains of a Roman temple, possibly dedicated to the Emperor Diocletian (c300 AD). 
The Acropolis is surrounded by a Hellenistic wall contemporary with the Propylaea and the stairway leading to the entrance to the site. 
The Castle of the Knights of St John, built some time before 1317 on the foundations of earlier Byzantine fortifications. The walls and towers follow the natural conformation of the cliff. Today one of the towers at the southwest corner and and one to the west survive. 
The Greek Orthodox Church of St John, dating from the 13th or 14th century and built on the ruins of a previous church, which may have been built as early as the 6th century. 
Some scenes from the well-known film The Guns of Navarone were filmed here. 

 
                                
   

Taken on: October 26, 2021

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