Spa252

Code name (Unique Key)

Spa252

Name of the space

Space XXXI

Location code

Function of the space

Entrance
Circulation

Architectural features

Threshold

General description of the space

The northernmost of the three opening doors on the NW facade of the Central Court provided access to Room XXXI in the West Wing of the palace. It is an elongated room measuring approximately 8,00 (NW-SE) x 1,50 (NE-SW) and serving the internal communication between the West and the North Wing of the palace. There are door openings on both NE and SW walls of the room. The excavator described room XXXI as a "service entrance and corridor".

Media legend and metadata

Plan_Zak_Spa252_001

Bibliography

Platon, Nikolaos. 1962. «Ανασκαφή Ζάκρου», Πρακτικά της Εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας, 142-168 (general plan of the site).

Platon, Nikolaos. 1964. «Ανασκαφαί Ζάκρου», Πρακτικά της Εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας, 142-168 (at pp. 151-152).

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