Images in this gallery are from the Minoan palace of Knossos, the oldest and largest of all Minoans palaces and located 5 kilometres southeast of Herakleion. The palace of Knossos is on the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage Site inclusion consideration.
The highly sophisticated Minoans which were Europe's first great civilization built the Palace of Knossos, the legendary home of King Minos which is connected with thrilling legends, such as the myth of the Labyrinth, with...
more »Images in this gallery are from the Minoan palace of Knossos, the oldest and largest of all Minoans palaces and located 5 kilometres southeast of Herakleion. The palace of Knossos is on the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage Site inclusion consideration.
The highly sophisticated Minoans which were Europe's first great civilization built the Palace of Knossos, the legendary home of King Minos which is connected with thrilling legends, such as the myth of the Labyrinth, with the Minotaur and the story of Daidalos and Ikaros.
The first Minoan palace here was built around 2000 BC and was destroyed , probably by an massive earthquake around 1700 BC. The palace was reconstructed to an even grander scale (one thousand rooms on five floors) and what is seems today are the mainly the remains of this second palace. The archaeological site was excavated and partly reconstructed by Sir Arthur Evans
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