点评:As we were strolling in the evening - near the Mandraki harbor of Rhodes Town - at the end of the pier that is today the marina of Rhodes , there it stands the Agiou Nikolau ( St. Nicholas) fort.
Built in the 15th century by the knights of St. John , to give more protection to the 2 harbors of Rhodes ( the commercial and the military harbor that were functioning in close vicinity) this fort is still guarding the entrance to Mandraki harbor even today.
Nowadays it is one of the attractions of the harbor and the end of the row of Windmills - the fort that has as a light house installed on top of it - memento of the turbulent medieval times , when thickness of walls and the ability of withstanding cannon fire were its hallmarks.
Now you cannot enter to see the fort from the inside -pity , I guess it would be interesting also - so you can walk beside it and admire the craftsmanship of the military architects who built it to stand the test of siege and time for almost 500 years.
So when you are walking on the piers of Mandraki harbor , you can walk up to the fortress and take some pictures...
翻译:傍晚时分,我们在罗得镇曼德拉基港附近漫步,在如今罗得岛码头的尽头,矗立着圣尼古拉斯堡垒(Agiou Nikolau Fort)。
这座堡垒由圣约翰骑士团建于15世纪,旨在加强对罗得岛两大港口(当时毗邻的商业港口和军事港口)的保护。至今,它仍然守护着曼德拉基港的入口。
如今,它是港口的一大亮点,也是风车群尽头的堡垒——堡垒顶部建有灯塔——是动荡中世纪时期的遗迹,当时,厚重的城墙和抵御炮火的能力是其标志性特征。
现在你无法进入堡垒内部参观——真可惜,我想这应该也挺有意思的——所以你可以沿着堡垒走一走,欣赏建造这座堡垒的军事建筑师的精湛技艺,正是他们让这座堡垒经受住了近500年的围攻和时间的考验。
所以,当你走在曼德拉基港的码头上时,你可以走到堡垒前拍一些照片……