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Palace of Malia
The Palace of Malia is a Minoan palace and settlement site 3 kilometres east of the town of Malia in Crete, Greece. Dating from the Middle Bronze Age, the palace was destroyed by an earthquake and rebuilt, and most of the visible ruins belong to the rebuilding. With about 7,500 square metres of floor around a central court of 48 by 23 metres, it is smaller and less elaborate than the palaces of Knossos and Phaistos. Joseph Hadzidakis uncovered it in 1915, and the French School at Athens excavated it from 1922.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Palace of Malia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/palace-of-malia
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