Palace of Knossos

The features of the palace depend on the time period. Currently visible is an accumulation of features over several centuries, the latest most dominant. Thus, the palace was never exactly as depicted today. In addition, it has been reconstituted in modern materials. The custom began in an effort to preserve the site from decay and torrential winter rain. After 1922, the chief proprietor, Arthur Evans, intended to recreate a facsimile based on archaeological evidence. The palace is not exactly as it ever was, perhaps in places, not even close, and yet in general, judging from the work put in and the care taken, as well as parallels with other palaces, it probably is a good general facsimile. Opinions range, however, from most skeptical, viewing the palace as pure fantasy based on 1920s architecture and art deco, to most unquestioning, accepting the final judgements of Arthur Evans as most accurate. The mainstream of opinion falls between. Las características del palacio dependen de su construcción a lo largo del tiempo. Actualmente es una acumulación de varios siglos, la cual, la última es la más dominante. Por lo tanto, el palacio nunca fue exactamente como se puede ver hoy en día. Además, se ha reconstituido con materiales modernos. Esto comenzó por preservar el lugar de la escorrentía provocada por las lluvias torrenciales del invierno. Después de 1922, el propietario principal, Arthur Evans, tenía la intención de recrear un facsímil basado en la evidencia arqueológica. From an archaeological point of view, the terms “Knossos” and “palace” are somewhat ambiguous. The palace was never just the residence of a monarch, although it contained rooms that might have been suitable for a royal family. Most of the structures, however, were designed to serve a civic, religious, and economic center. The term palace complex is more accurate. In ancient times, Knossos was a town surrounding and including the Kephala.