Palace of Knossos

GPTKB entity

Statements (68)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkb:palace
gptkbp:area about 20,000 square meters
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:King_Minos
gptkb:Daedalus
gptkb:Theseus
gptkb:Minoan_civilization
gptkbp:built circa 1900 BC
gptkbp:destroyedBy circa 1375 BC
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Arthur_Evans
1900
gptkbp:excavationEnded 1931
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:frescoes
grand staircase
throne room
labyrinth legend
gptkbp:function gptkb:district
cathedral
political center
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Hellenic_Ministry_of_Culture_and_Sports
gptkbp:hasFeature gptkb:Linear_A_tablets
gptkb:river
gptkb:bull-leaping_fresco
gptkb:double_axe_symbol
gptkb:fresco_of_the_Prince_of_the_Lilies
gptkb:horns_of_consecration
gptkb:throne_room_fresco
magazines
workshops
bathrooms
grand staircase
toilets
royal apartments
cuneiform tablets
sanctuaries
storerooms
central court
lustral basins
pillar crypts
multi-story buildings
terracotta pipes
dolphin fresco
evidence of earthquake damage
evidence of fire damage
light wells
painted columns
procession fresco
queen's megaron
storage jars (pithoi)
storerooms for oil, grain, and wine
theatre area
west court
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Palace of Knossos
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Greece
gptkbp:location gptkb:Crete
gptkbp:material limestone
wood
gypsum
gptkbp:near gptkb:Heraklion
gptkbp:numberOfRooms over 1,000
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:status ruins
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 2014
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Knossos
gptkb:Bull-Leaping_Fresco
gptkb:Prince_of_the_Lilies
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5