Evans, Arthur J.: The Palace of Minos: a comparative account of the successive stages of the early Cretan civilization as illustred by the discoveries at Knossos (Band 4,2): Camp-stool Fresco, long-robed priests and beneficent genii [...] (London, 1935)

998 ROCK-CUT ENTRANCE PLATFORM TO MONUMENT

paved area stepping up to the roof terrace, on the West side of which three
, , mcr, steps led up to the columnar sanctuary, while, to the left, the interior stair-
case led clown to the Inner Hall of the Pillar Crypt. (See plan, Fig. 950.)

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Fig. 950. Eastern Section of Upper Plan of Monument showing Entrance Platform

and Lines of Access thence, above and below. (See Complete Plan in Pocket at end

of Part II of this Volume.)

' Bridge ;
from en-
trance to
roof of
Pavilion.

The entrance platform was at the same time prolonged East in a kind
of paved Gallery forming a sort of bridge, stepping" up to the roof of the
Pavilion, which on that side looked out on the little Court. The Gallery
itself was formed by two parallel wall-lines, with an earth filling between, the
pavement being supported at intervals by short limestone beams (see Figs.
949, 951). The earth filling below these seems to have subsequently sunk
leaving an open space at top, and this void was made apparent no doubt
by damage to the roofing-slabs at the time of the L. M. I a catastrophe.
This space served in the later clays of the Monument as a waste heap for
masses of plain votive cups of the usual kind. ■