Fresco Gallery


Replicas of the ancient site's most famous artworks are displayed here.


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1. Throne Room

Behind an antechamber, this beautifully proportioned room is separated by a pillar from a sunken basin that may have been used for purification rituals…

2. Piano Nobile

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From the Piano Nobile you can get a view of the clay storage vessels in the west magazines.

3. Charging Bull Fresco

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This famous fresco adorns Sir Arthur Evans’ restored elevated, colonnaded west bastion of the north entrance of the palace.

4. Central Court

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At the heart of the palace, the Central Court was hemmed in by high walls during Minoan times. Rooms facing the western side of the courtyard had official…

5. West Magazines

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Storerooms, and site of the giant pithoi (clay jars) that once held oil, wine and other staples.

6. Lustral Basin

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In the northwestern corner, this reconstructed columned structure shelters a below-ground basin that archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans believed was where…

7. Grand Staircase

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The impressive grand staircase leads down to the royal apartments.

8. Palace of Knossos

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Crete’s most famous historical attraction is the Palace of Knossos, the grand capital of Minoan Crete, located 5km south of the city of Iraklio. The…

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