Crete, Ayia Triada, Little Palace - Royal Villa : Drainage system
Archive ID: 426044
Description: Crete
Ayia Triada
Little palace: Drainage system of the ramp
end of the Middle Minoan period
The Little Palace or Royal Villa was built at the end of the Middle Minoan period, after the earthquakes that destroyed the old palaces and its existence has been explained by some as a "Summer Palace" for the "King" of Phaistos. Others have argued that Agia Triada was the seat of a local chief. Like Phaistos, and unlike the northern palaces, gypsum dadoes were prefered to fresco decoration and light wells were located at the centre of long rooms rather than at one end. The Palace was not on the scale of Knossos or Phaistos, but it nevertheless contained apartments, light wells, shrines, magazines, workshops, staircases, porticos, courts etc. The Villa was destroyed by fire at the end of Late Minoan IB and fortunately was not looted.
Ayia Triada
Little palace: Drainage system of the ramp
end of the Middle Minoan period
The Little Palace or Royal Villa was built at the end of the Middle Minoan period, after the earthquakes that destroyed the old palaces and its existence has been explained by some as a "Summer Palace" for the "King" of Phaistos. Others have argued that Agia Triada was the seat of a local chief. Like Phaistos, and unlike the northern palaces, gypsum dadoes were prefered to fresco decoration and light wells were located at the centre of long rooms rather than at one end. The Palace was not on the scale of Knossos or Phaistos, but it nevertheless contained apartments, light wells, shrines, magazines, workshops, staircases, porticos, courts etc. The Villa was destroyed by fire at the end of Late Minoan IB and fortunately was not looted.
Added on: December 20, 2007
Tags: crete creta ayia triada agia triada minoan minoan royal palace minoico palazzo reale minoico egean civilization middle minoan period drainage system
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