Queen's Megaron, Knossos, Crete, Greece
Queen's Megaron, with copy of the fresco of the dolphins, originally painted 1800-1400 BC, and Queen's Bathroom behind, in the Queen's Apartments, at the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Karaitos valley near Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Knossos was the capital of the Minoan civilisation, built on an older Neolithic settlement. The first palace built c. 2000 BC was destroyed c. 1700 BC, the second palace rebuilt and destroyed in 1350 BC. Excavations and restorations took place 1878 and 1900-31. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13937623
Media ID
45474810
Size
8123px x 5775px
(15.3MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
