{"id":4624,"date":"2017-02-25T10:21:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T10:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.visionpubl.com\/en\/?p=4624"},"modified":"2017-02-25T10:21:15","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T10:21:15","slug":"queens-megaron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visionpubl.com\/en\/cities\/queens-megaron\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen’s Megaron"},"content":{"rendered":"

The East Wing<\/strong> had four floors,<\/strong> which are not entirely visible from the Central Court<\/strong>. The Grand Staircase, which had a protective parapet of panels and was illuminated by a light-well, was the principle entrance to the East Apartments<\/strong>. The Staircase and a corridor lead to the Room of the Double Axes<\/strong>, named after the symbol incised on its walls, which for\u00acmed part of the King’s Megaron<\/strong>.
\nRemains of an imposing throne made of gypsum were found in the room.<\/p>\n

Two sets of doors-and-piers opened onto it from the east, with a room between them used for audiences. The doors-and \u00acpiers were closed with wood or fabric. A small door and a dog’s-leg corridor lead to the Queen’s Megaron<\/strong>. The room has a double window and a door leading into a covered area with two doors and two light-wells.<\/p>\n

Fine frescoes<\/strong> were found in the Megaron, restorations of which are on the walls. The Dolphin fresco<\/strong> is on the north wall, and the “Dancer” fresco<\/strong> was found on a pilaster of the east set of doors-\u00acand-piers. West of the Megaron is the Queen’s Bathroom<\/strong>, with a sit-bath, and the Toilet Room with a low bench and a lavatory.<\/p>\n

A door in the north wall of the Toilet Room<\/strong> leads into the Court of the Distaffs<\/strong>, called after the distaffs incised on the walls. In this courtyard and the lavatory one can see the wonderful plumbing system with cisterns and built drains.<\/p>\n

The small room behind the lavatory was the Treasury<\/strong>, in which many precious objects of gold, ivory, fa\u00efence and jasper were found; the famous Ivory Bull-leaper<\/strong> was found here under a small stone staircase.
\nOther rooms in the area south of the King’s and the Queen’s Megarons<\/strong> that are worth visiting are the Shrine of the Double Axes, in which cult figurines of the Mycenaean period with their hands raised were found on a ledge.
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\u00a9 Photo credits by Richard Martin<\/a> under CC-BY-2.0<\/p>\n

Further south are private dwellings, like the Southeast House<\/strong>, where a metal fur\u00acnace was found, the House of the Sacred Chancel<\/strong>, the House of the Sacrificed Oxen<\/strong>, the House of the Fallen Blocks<\/strong>, all named after the finds in them. Outside the area of the site is the Minoan guest house<\/strong>, the Caravanserai<\/strong>, and further south again on the Knossos-Archanes road<\/strong>, the two-storey South Royal Tomb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

From the corridor that runs south of the King’s Megaron<\/strong> another corridor leads to the Lapidary’s Workshop<\/strong>, where many half-finished works were found. A room with benches to the north of this was called the Schoolroom, but it is more likely to have been a Potter’s Workshop<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Further north again, a door opens into the Court of the Stone Spout<\/strong>, which got its name from the long stone drain. The Toreador Fresco<\/strong> was found here. A little higher up is the Magazine of the Giant Pithoi<\/strong>, which contains the largest pithoi found to date; south of it is the Southeast Bastion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Here you can see the drainage system<\/strong> beside the staircase. To the east, on the upper floor, is the large hall known as the East Hall<\/strong>. From this hall came the remains of a colossal wooden statue<\/strong> (it is estimated to have been 2.80 m high<\/strong>), whose bronze locks of hair have survived.
\nAfter the Magazine of the Giant Pithoi<\/strong> you come to the Corridor of the Draught-board<\/strong>, whose name comes from the royal game, a kind of chess-board made from ivory and other precious materials.<\/p>\n

Further to the southwest is the Magazine of Medallion Pithoi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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How to get to The Queen’s Megaron of Palace of Knossos<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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