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Crete Palace of Knossos
The origin of the Palace of Knossos could be traced to King Minos who is believed to have built the palace during his reign as the first King of Crete. Because of this, many things attributed to the king such as the labyrinth, etc. are found right at the palace. It is the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion. The palace has been an archaeological site for many tourists visiting not only Crete but Greece at large. Knossos is believed to be the oldest city in Europe and the largest archaeological site from the reign of the Minoan civilization – the Bronze Age. The palace is the first building in the middle of Minoan from the Neolithic era.
The palace of Knossos is located in Heraklion of Crete. The first archaeologist to discover this palace is Arthur Evans, others are David George, Duncan Mackenzie, etc. Based on archaeological activities that have been on the building many things aspired to have been in the palace include the following: a large number of clay and stone incised spools and whorls, axe and mace, figurines, greenstone, knives, hamlet, labyrinth, etc. What a fantastic place to be! There is no need to worry, we offer a car rental service in Heraklion exclusively for you upon your visit to the great palace of Knossos.
Brief description of the palace
There are lots of palaces built especially in Crete but Knossos is relatively the largest occupying three acres of land. The palace has two basic divisions: the underground which ritual cult centre is situated and has a great monumental staircase leading to suites on the upper floor. There are lots of small and valuable objects found in the palace from the reign of the king. The palace has a theatre with an area strategically designed for orchestra. Generally, the palace has sixteen rooms with pithoi as the main feature which are stored in jars up to five feet tall and are used for oil, wine, wool and grain storage as well. The structure of the palace is typical of the Cretans. It is built with timber and has a framework of beams and pillars. There is a labyrinth attached to all the walls while the main building is constructed largely with unbaked bricks. It has lots of chambers that are adorned with freehand art which are representations of everyday struggles and the king’s processions. There are lots of statues that are purely women basically depicting fashions in antiquity. The statues are worn long dresses and hair with large skirts and sleeves all around the fashions which the then king loves to see. There are lots of bulls featured in the pottery which is a connection between Cretans and Athens slavery where there used to be a legend who was diabolic between human and bull.
The description of the palace cannot be given in total as there are lots of remains of the past invasion that words will not express no matter how smart the language is. They are a landmark that every tourist wishes to explore. Hire a car at Heraklion to move around this great archaeological monument with lots of memories. The station for the car rental has been made easier, you need not move away from the airport at Heraklion – we rent a car from the airport to any of your desired destinations.
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