Photos, Video Knossos

Agia Triada with view to west
View to the west, villa right foreground

The pillared hall of the villa
Bench room of the villa at Agia Triada

Close-up of the pillared hall
Close-up of the bench room

View to the west from the bench room

Agia Triada west wall before the pillared hall
Remains of the wall before the bench room

Agia Triada with view to west
North wall of the megaron, looking west, villa below to the right

view of Mt Ida from Agie Triada
View directly to the east from the villa, Mt Ida in the distance

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Chamaizi

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view of the hill with oval house
The oval house on top of the hill

air view of Chamaizi
Air view. With permission of Myers, Myers & Cadogan (1992:79)

Mt Modi from Chamaizi

Mt Selina from Chamaizi

Mt Ida from Chamaizi

view east from Chamaizi
View to the east

view south from Chamaizi
View to the south
view southwest from Chamaizi
View to the southwest

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Gournia, MM II and LM IA houses

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Air view of Gournia

the northern shrine at Gournia
Northern Minoan shrine

closeup of the northern shrine at Gournia
Close-up of the Northern Minoan shrine

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Juktas, peak sanctuary

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Juktas as seen from Knossos
Juktas as seen from the palace at Knossos

sections with photos
Section with photos


The north wall of the corridor (ramp).	Projecting part	View to the north

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Knossos, video of sunrise at the autumn equinox

Video taken at sunrise on the 22 September 1996.
Göran Henriksson, in Swedish, is giving the time from a radio-controlled watch when still photos are being taken.

Knossos, palace, south-east house

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The central court from the door into the corridor of the house tablets
View of the Central Court through the door into the Corridor of the House Tablets

The stone bowl at the western end of the Corridor

Close-up of the bowl

Reflection at sunrise on the equinoxes
The refection at sunrise at the equinoxes; note the double axe on the left.

Close-up of the bowl and reflection

The lenticular depression in the wall where the reflection sppears

Close-up of the reflection

Sunrise at the equinoxes in a four-year cycle

The Ailias ridge opposite the south-east house
The Ailias ridge opposite the south-east house

The pillar crypt of the south-east house from the east
View from the east of the pillar crypt in the south-east house

View from the southwest of the pillar crypt in the south-east house

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Malia, palace

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Malia, view to the east from the central court
View to the east from the pillar crypt. The sun rose one moon month after the autumn equinox in the dip formed by the overlapping of two mountains, just opposite the middle of the pillar crypt and over the altar in the Central Court.

Malia, view to the southeast from the central court
View to the southeast from the Central Court

View of Mt Selina to the south

View to the northeast from the Central Court

The kernos in the Central Court

The megaron built on the ruins of the palace
The megaron built on the palace ruins in the north wing

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Modi, peak sanctuary

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Wall AB of the peak sanctuary looking towards A

Black and white photo of Wall AB looking towards A

Black and white photo of Wall AB looking towards B

Modi from Traostalos

Petsophas and Simodi from Modi

Petsophas from Modi

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Petsophas, peak sanctuary

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Corner C of the peak sanctuary. The wall CE was oriented very nearly to sunrise at the summer solstice in 2000 BCE.

Angle ABC of the peak sanctuary

View to the east from Petsophas. The east end of the wall CE is to the left.

View to the north from Petsophas.

View of the peak of Simodi to the south.

View of the peak of Traostalos to the south.

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Phaistos, palace

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Aerial view of the palace at Phaistos
Aerial view of the palace. From Myers, Myers and Cadogan (1992:237), with permission.

View to the west from the palace at Phaistos
View to the west.

View to the north from the palace at Phaistos
View to the north from the west side of the central court.

View to the east from the palace at Phaistos
View to the east.

Change in orientation of the west side of the central court
Change in orientation between the west side of the central court and the west wall of the palace.

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Philioremos, peak sanctuary

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Philioremos from the peak sanctuary on Pyrgos. 1996

chapel north of room 1 of the peak sanctuary on Philioremos
Chapel east of room 1 of the peak sanctuary. 1996

Southwest corner of room2 of the peak sanctuary on Philioremos
Southwest corner of room 2 of the peak sanctuary. 1996

Part of the wall of room 1 of the peak sanctuary on Philioremos
Part of a wall of room 1. 1996

view of Stroumboulas to the north of Philioremos
View to the northeast with Stroumboulas in the center. 1996

View from Sklavokampos.1996

view west of the peak sanctuary on Philioremos
View to the west. 1996

view south of the peak sanctuary on Philioremos
View to the south. 1996

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Pyrgos, peak sanctuary

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Wall CD of the peak sanctuary, from D towards C

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Traostalos, peak sanctuary

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Tylissos, villas A and C

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Aerial view of the villas at Tylissos, with LM III house built over them. From Myers, Myers and Cadogan (1992:273), with permission.

The vestibule of villa A. Photo by Blomberg.

The vestibule of villa A, from Hazzidakis' report.

The entrace to villa C
The entrance to villa C. Photo by Blomberg.

The eastern horizon from villa C. Photo by Blomberg.

Looking west from the entrance to villa C. Photo by Blomberg.

The mountain Pyrgos from Tylissos.

The Middle Minoan wall looking east. The orientation is to sunrise at the equinox
Middle Minoan wall looking east. It has an exact orientation to sunrise at the equinoxes.

Middle Minoan wall looking west.