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Restored View of Queen's Megaron

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Date

18th century

Artist

Emile Gilliéron (1851-1924)

Collection

Ashmolean Museum

Acknowledgements

Bridgeman Images

Description

The Queen's Megaron lies in the Royal Apartments next to the "Hall of the Double Axes". It is a smaller room with a similar layout and rich decoration. Evans thought that it must have belonged to the Queen. Fragments of frescoes with dolphins and dancing ladies were found here. The room is largely restored and copies of the wall paintings have been put up on the walls. At the end of the room, a low partition wall with one column created a small space. It was thought that it was the "Queen's Bathroom" since pieces of a clay "bath" were found there.

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image © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Location

Knossos, Crete, Greece

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Arts
Interiors
Palaces

Category

Buildings & Architecture

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