Staircase at the Knossos Palace
Item
File name
sackett_186 See all items with this value
Title
Staircase at the Knossos Palace See all items with this value
Description
This is a photograph of the Grand Staircase at Knossos, specifically the open portion in the center called a light well. A column base is visible in the center foreground of the image. The stairs are not visible, and the lower room is in shadow. A doorway can be seen in the lower room, and Minoan-style columns support the roof. See all items with this value
Place name
Knosós (ancient site) See all items with this value
Subject
Archaeological Site
Notes
The columns are concrete reconstructions by Arthur Evans based on fresco depictions of Minoan columns. The originals would have been made of wood. The columns taper downward from the top to the base, the opposite of Classical columns.
Date photographed
August 1968
