Palace at Knossos: Ladies in Blue fresco

Ladies in Blue fresco on display at the Knossos Palace in Crete, Greece

Ladies in Blue fresco on display at the Knossos Palace in Crete, Greece

Ladies in Blue fresco
The image shows the Ladies in Blue fresco on display at the Knossos Palace located on the island of Crete, Greece. It belonged to the Minoans, a mysterious culture that thrived in Crete more than 4000 years ago.

Beautiful and colorful frescoes decorated the walls of the Minoan palaces and houses. They followed certain color codes, most likely borrowed from the Egyptians. These color codes are, red for men, white for women, yellow for gold.

Other Frescoes
Bull Leaping Fresco
Prince of the Lilies Fresco
Dolphins Fresco
Griffin Fresco in the Throne Room

Palace at Knossos Images
Horns of Consecration – Sacred horns of the bull
Ruins of a multi-storied structure
Ruins of Palace at Knossos
Reconstructed hall with columns and frescoes
Bastion of the Bull
King’s Megaron and Stoa
Queen’s Megaron
Reconstructed wooden throne
Jars at “The Magazines of the Great Pithoi”
Pithoi Jars

Related Pages
Minoan Civilization, Mycenaean Civilization
Athens, Olympia, Delphi, Meteora
Crete, Greek Islands, Greece
Ephesus

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