Throne Room
The Throne Room was a chamber built for ceremonial purposes during the 15th century BC inside the palatial complex of Knossos, Crete, in Greece. It is found at the heart of the Bronze Age palace of Knossos, one of the main centers of the Minoan civilization and is considered the oldest throne room in Europe.
- Ruins
- …is also known as “Throne Room, Knossos”
- Description: chamber inside the palatial complex of Knossos, Crete, Greece
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Village
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Throne Room
- Category: historic site
- Location
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Latitude
35.29809° or 35° 17′ 53″ north
Longitude
25.16294° or 25° 9′ 47″ east
Open location code
8G7775X7+65
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = ruins
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Throne Room” goes by many names.
غرفة العرش، كنوسوسArabic
克诺索斯御座厅Chinese
Αίθουσα του ΘρόνουGreek
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