........................................................................ ........................................................................................ ...................................... ......................................... NOME CLASSE DATA COGNOME Knossos Palace The distinctive feature of the Cretan architecture is the construction of large city-palaces, inserted in natural contexts and decorated with colourful frescoes. WARM-UP ACTIVITY 1 Pair work. Compare the two diagrams by describing their similarities and differences using the words given below. perfect shape different entrances palace royal residence King s Chamber irregular one entrance only hundreds of rooms corridors tombs two burial chambers four triangular sides stones Empty chambers Queen s Chamber Great gallery Entrance 2. Knossos Palace, 17th-15th centuries B.C., Crete. Unfinished chamber 18 20 19 17 1. Pyramid of Cheops, 26th century B.C., Giza. 16 16 6 9 6 CENTRAL 8 8 7 COURTYARD 1 6 5 2 1. Western courtyard 2. Western door 3. Procession corridor 4. South Propylaea 5. Stairs 6. Storage rooms 7. Sanctuary 8. Crypts 9. Throne Room 10. Stairs 11. Vestibule 12. King s Room 13. Queen s Room 14. Treasury 15. Workshops 16. Large jars storage room 17. Corridor 18. Customs house 19. Propylaea 20. Lustral basin rooms 4 3 3 10 11 14 13 15 15 15 15 12
