Minoan palaces
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Minoan palaces were massive building complexes built on Crete during the Bronze Age. They are often considered emblematic of the Minoan civilization and are modern tourist destinations. Archaeologists
Part of the palace at Knossos, as controversially reconstructed by Sir Arthur Evans
The Grandstand Fresco appears to show a ceremony taking place in the Central Court at Knossos.
The west court at the Palace at Knossos, with the west facade behind it.
A lustral basin at the Palace of Phaistos.
Arthur Evans
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Sir Arthur John Evans was a British archaeologist and pioneer in the study of Aegean civilization in the Bronze Age.
Minoan palaces
…destructions destroyed all of the palaces except for Knossos, which was itself destroyed roughly a century later. The term "palace" was introduced by Arthur Evans, who had interpreted Knossos as the residence of a "Priest-King". The term has generally been retained despite subsequent researchers largely rejecting…
Evans in 1939
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