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North Propylaeum, Knossos, Crete, Greece

North Propylaeum or North Entrance, restored, at the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Karaitos valley near Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Behind the columns is a charging bull fresco added by Arthur Evans. Knossos was the capital of the Minoan civilisation, built on an older Neolithic settlement. The first palace built c. 2000 BC was destroyed c. 1700 BC, the second palace rebuilt and destroyed in 1350 BC. Excavations and restorations took place 1878 and 1900-31. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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North Propylaeum or North Entrance, restored, at the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Karaitos valley near Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Behind the columns is a charging bull fresco added by Arthur Evans. Knossos was the capital of the Minoan civilisation, built on an older Neolithic settlement. The first palace built c. 2000 BC was destroyed c. 1700 BC, the second palace rebuilt and destroyed in 1350 BC. Excavations and restorations took place 1878 and 1900-31. Picture by Manuel Cohen