The Medieval Churches of Rhodes through Archival Photographs Taken during the Italian Occupation (1912–1943)
The Medieval Churches of Rhodes through Archival Photographs Taken during the Italian Occupation (1912–1943)

Summary/Abstract: Rhodes, a medieval fortified town, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was considered one of the most beautiful cities in the Eastern Mediterranean. Italy was the last foreign power to occupy the Dodecanese (1912–1947). In the context of its colonial policy, it promoted the restoration, rebuilding, and management of monuments and their setting. The Italian photographic archive preserved at the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Dodecanese (15,000 glass plates) constitutes a valuable testimony and often the only source of information for medieval churches destroyed by various causes. This paper examines some representative examples whose study yields significant information about the interventions they underwent over the years.

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