Queen's Megaron of the Palace of Knossos

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Carole Raddato
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published on 10 May 2019
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The largely restored Queen's Megaron of the Palace of Knossos, Crete. The room was adorned with frescoes which today are preserved as copies in their original position. The most striking is the fresco of the Dolphins which decorated the upper part of the north wall.

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2019, May 10). Queen's Megaron of the Palace of Knossos. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10603/queens-megaron-of-the-palace-of-knossos/

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Raddato, Carole. "Queen's Megaron of the Palace of Knossos." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 10, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10603/queens-megaron-of-the-palace-of-knossos/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Queen's Megaron of the Palace of Knossos." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 10 May 2019. Web. 21 Dec 2024.

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