Hypostyle Crypt at Malia

Code name (Unique Key)

Loc38

Site

Malia

Area

Hypostyle Crypt at Malia

Building

Hypostyle Crypt at Malia

General type of building

Elite building

General description of the location

At the north-west of the Palace and directly at the south of the Agora

Linked resources

  • Room 1 has 3 banquettes (benches) on its 3 sides (north, south and west). I...

  • It is a base of a column with a dressed part of 0.08 m and another part, ro...

  • This circular base has a dressed part of 0.08 m. On the top surface, we can...

  • This is the main staircase of the Hypostyle Crypt, now it's partially resto...

  • This is a L shaped staircase with only the first flight and the first step ...

  • Room 5 is the western space in the underground part of the Hypostyle Crypt,...

  • The staircase has 3 steps and begins from Room 5 with the south bench. It h...

  • Room 2 is a polythyron of 4.25 m x 4 m. It has two pier-and-door partitions...

  • Room 3 measures 4 m x 1.80 - 2.70 m. It opens from room 2 by a pier-and-doo...

  • Room 4 is of particular interest, because of its door and window on the eas...

  • This pier-and-door partition separates room 1 from room 2. We can notice 2 ...

  • It is a pier-and-door partition that gives access to room 3 from room 2. I...

  • It's a doorway that leads to room 4 through an opening in a thick wall. The...

  • There is a stone on the west part of the imprint....

  • The door is located next to a window....

  • The imprint is a bit irregular in shape, on the ground it seems to have a h...

  • It may have corresponds to a plank...

  • The jamb is badly preserved...

  • The imprint is badly preserved...

  • It may correspond to a wooden plank...