Knossos is the heart of the Minoan civilization, according to tradition the seat of the legendary king Minos and the birthplace of thrilling stories, such as the myths of the Labyrinth with its Minotaur and of Daidalos and Icaros. The site was inhabited continuously from the Neolithic period (7000-3000 BC) until the late Antiquity. The Palace of Knossos is the largest (20,000 m²) and most spectacular of all the Minoan palatial centres. It has all the typical features of thearchitectural type established in ca. 1700 BC: four wings arranged around a rectangular.
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