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title: Knossos Palace, Crete - Reconstruction
author: Budget Direct
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14021/knossos-palace-crete---reconstruction/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Knossos Palace, Crete - Reconstruction

_Authored by Budget Direct_

## Image File

[![Knossos Palace, Crete - Reconstruction](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14021.gif)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14021.gif)

## Image Caption

The [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of [Knossos](https://www.worldhistory.org/knossos/), was constructed c. 1700 BCE. In addition to its political function, it was perhaps also designed as an economic and religious centre for the [Minoan civilization](https://www.worldhistory.org/Minoan_Civilization/). Knossos was destroyed for the final time c. 1380 BCE - surviving invasion, fire, and [earthquake](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/earthquake/) nearly a century longer than similar [Minoan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Minoan/) complexes.

Without a way to decipher Minoan writings, the ruin’s many striking frescoes are key to understanding [Minoan culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/Minoan_Civilization/). For instance, one depicts the sport of bull-leaping. This sport may have given rise to the legend of the [Minotaur](https://www.worldhistory.org/Minotaur/) - a cannibalistic half-man/half-bull from later [Greek mythology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Mythology/).

*This reconstruction was commissioned by [Budget Direct](https://www.budgetdirect.com.au/blog/7-ruined-palaces-around-the-world-reconstructed.html), a travel insurance company.*

## Cite This Work

### APA
Direct, B. (2021, May 14). Knossos Palace, Crete - Reconstruction. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14021/knossos-palace-crete---reconstruction/>
### Chicago
Direct, Budget. "Knossos Palace, Crete - Reconstruction." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 14, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14021/knossos-palace-crete---reconstruction/>.
### MLA
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## License & Copyright

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