The Minoan Palace of Knossos

--- More photos --- The stairs Theatre The path that leads to the theatre Columns A part of the corridor with columns Throne hall Western yard The first floor with copies of frescoes Upper floor with copies of frescoes Storehouse Storehouse

   Knossos survived through the historical times as a great city - state until the first Byzantine times. Its final decline came during the Middle Ages where it was diminished to an unimportant small village with the name "Makrys Toihos". In Knossos one can see 2 big paved courtyards, many storerooms, temples, private rooms and a theater. Some parts of the Palace were 4 - 5 floors high. Staircases with shallow alabaster steps led on the upper or underground floors. The Palace of Knossos is divided by its central court into two wings, the West and the East.

  The West wing where the visitor enters today is where the religious and official state rooms are found while the East wing is occupied by domestic rooms and workshops.

  The visitors can see openings (windows, doors, light-wells) all over the Palace. Minoans loved nature and lovely frescoes decorate the walls of the Palace. On the island of Crete there are 4 Minoan Palaces but the Palace of Knossos is the greatest of all.

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