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St. Catherine's Gate Traditional Geocache

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Hello:

This cache page has been archived due to the lack of response to one or more prior Reviewer Note(s) about issue(s) with the cache and because the Cache Owner has not been online since June 2014. If the owner would like to have the cache unarchived, please contact me through my profile as soon as possible before another cache gets placed nearby.

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Hidden : 4/12/2011
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:



St Catherine's Gate (or Sea Gate) was the main gate of the town. It was built in 1478 by Grand Master Pierre d'Aubusson as part of an effort to strengthen the fortifications of Rhodes against a much feared Ottoman attack: the attack actually occurred just two years later.

The gate however was unlikely to be the site of a possible assault by the Ottomans: the space between the walls and the harbour was too limited to allow the enemy to establish his camp there. This explains why the gate is more a work of art, a sort of grand entrance, than a defensive structure. The relief portrayed the Virgin Mary between (left) St John and (right) St Peter. The coats of arms below the relief showed the heraldic symbols of the King of France (centre), in addition to those of the Order (left) and of the Grand Master (right).

The old town is encircled by strong medieval walls, a typical example of the techniques of fortification of the 14th-15th century built by the Knights of Saint John to protect the city from all dangers. The impressive walls (with a total length of 4 km) with their wide ramparts are reinforced at intervals towers, while the entrance to the medieval town is through eleven magnificent gates.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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(letter above equals below, and vice versa)