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Palace of Knossos

Explore the ancient palace of Knossos, Crete

Information about Palace of Knossos

Welcome to a place full of legends.

You will set out for the Minoan palace of Knossos, the legendary seat of the former King Minos. It is also Crete's largest Bronze Age archaeological site and the former center of Minoan culture. Legends say, that king Minos, the mythical Cretan king, has reigned here. A key feature in the residential quarters is an area that is called the "queen's Megaron." It features a reconstructed fresco depicting blue dolphins swimming above a doorway. Knossos is particularly famous for the northern entrance, with a fresco of a charging bull.

Interesting facts about Palace of Knossos

Knossos was not a castle housing a head of state but a complex of interlocking rooms, like a city in one building with artisans workrooms, storage rooms, oil mills etc

Arthur Evans believed that he had found the palace of "King Minos," a mythical Cretan king who supposedly constructed a great labyrinth on Crete. Today, archaeologists know that King Minos likely did not build this palace, but the myth remains

Knossos was abandoned at some unknown time around 1380–1100 BC, for yet unknown reasons

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