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Overview of Palace at Knossos
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Overview of the structure and decoration of the Cretan palace of Minos at Knossos which describes construction and function of the structure. Addresses technical details plus the beauty and creativity of the structure.

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Overview The Palace of Minos at Knossos The Cretan civilization during the peak of his existence under KingMinos was famous for many things among which its rich architecture itsbeautiful art works and its luxurious wealthy lifestyle were certainlysignificant Gardner One of the most outstanding structures built inthis era circa BCE was the Palace of Minos at Knossos describedby art historian Helen Gardner as a large rambling structure builtaround open courts and filled with gaily decorated living-rooms of allkinds bathrooms and a drainage

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Works CitedAnonymous. "Knossos." (2 6). A staircase leads to the Central Court, where the Throne room is sited, and another one to the upper floor. sq. The East side of the Palace, had more floors, verandas and official rooms with wonderful frescos, and was the side of the Palace where the Queen had her private chambers. To the west of the Throne room was the great west Court of the Palace and the theatre, where all the ceremonies and gatherings took place. Interior walls andthese ubiquitous columns were painted in rich tones and many frescoes canstill be found in the restored structure (Janson 89). New York: Abrams, 1986. The Palace has been excavated and partially restored, suggesting itsoriginal layout, which suggests that the structure was developed over time,with new rooms and wings added on as needed. History of Art. W. Its walls were decorated with a fresco depicting a procession, which today is exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion. A general description of the Palace is as follows: "The Great Palace covered an area of 2 . Art Through the Ages. Available at www.interkriti. Every section of the Palace had a specific use. Monumentality per se was notapparently a goal of the builder or the rulers; instead, the Palace isdesigned to reflect luxury, artistic and creative thought, elaborateinterior decoration, and a sense of what Janson (99) called "intimateelegance." The structure was largely built of masonry with the exception of themany columns that abound throughout the structure. The original is displayed in the Iraklion museum, and a copy located in its place ("Knossos" 1)". The entrance to the Palace today is through the West Court. Janson (88) calls the Palace of Minos at Knossosthe most ambitious of the palace structures of the Late Minoan era. In the west side of the Palace were the chambers of the ceremonies, of the administration and of the public storehouse. Interestingly, while many of the rooms found in thePalace served as living spaces for the residents (the King and his familyas well as their attendants and courtiers), it is also clear from theabundance of office-like spaces and storerooms that the building was meantto be used for administrative purposes as well (Janson 88). Near the south west corner of the Court a road leads to the Corridor of the Procession were the famous fresco of the "Prince of the Lillies" was found. To the left of the corridor is the Propylaeum of the Palace, where the huge double horns - a holly symbol of the Minoan religion- are located. There are various rooms on the same level with the Throne, like the Antechamber, the Pillar crypt, the room of the Tall Jar and the Treasure room of the High priest, were various precious objects, now exhibited at the Iraklion museum, were found. The columns made ofwood were unique to the Minoan civilization; unlike those in Greece proper,which tended to be made of marble or stone, these columns were wooden andhad a smooth shaft tapering downward and topped by a wide, cushion-shapedcapital (Janson 88). meters and had 1.4 rooms. Thepalace covers a substantial amount of territory, contains many differentrooms with specific functions, and has survived in Greek legend as the"labyrinth of the Minotaur," a half -man, half-bull creature thatfunctioned as both a protector of the Minoans and as a demi-god (Janson88). One of the most outstanding structures built inthis era (circa 15 BCE) was the Palace of Minos, at Knossos,, describedby art historian Helen Gardner (1 6) as "a large rambling structure builtaround open courts" and filled with "gaily decorated living-rooms of allkinds; bathrooms, and a drainage system; audience halls with finely pavedfloors; workshops and long corridors which led to magazines where, in hugejars, were stored wine, oil, grain and ho9ney." The complex of multiplebuildings linked by courtyards, corridors, and staircases stands as atribute to the creativity and expertise of an ancient people who have beendescribed as a "seafaring people, traders and colonizers, bartering theirown wares, notably their pottery and metalwork, around the Aegean, in Asia,and in Egypt (Gardner, 1 -7)." It is this creativity that will be shownherein as accounting for the beauty of the Palace of Minos at Knossos. Overview: The Palace of Minos at Knossos The Cretan civilization, during the peak of his existence under KingMinos, was famous for many things, among which its rich architecture, itsbeautiful art works, and its luxurious, wealthy lifestyle were certainlysignificant (Gardner 1 6). The richlydecorated interiors and exteriors, the open porticos and multiplestaircases, and the extensive use of painting and frescoes all point to aluxury-loving, peaceful civilization as does the lack of fortifications. org/Knossos/entext.htm.Gardner, Helen. Art historian H. The West Entrance leads to the Corridor of Procession. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1952.Janson, H. W. The Throne room is also located here.

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