Fort St. Nicholas was constructed away from the city on an isolated location, and one which serves as the protection for the Mandraki Harbour entrance North of the city of Rhodes. The area was known to the defenders of Rhodes as the "Northern Approaches" to the city. The tower was very badly damaged during the Turkish attack and siege in 1480 and in the following earthquake of 1481. The tower was rebuilt by Grand Master d' Aubusson, who also constructed a strong fortification around the tower itself. This had the result of making the previous tower into an extremely strong fort.
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