Tiryns Palace

I was curious to find out about the Tiryns Palace that is not in the 3rd ed. of the art history book for class. Since we looked at the Palace of Minos at Knossos floor plan in class, I thought it would be interesting to compare the two palaces. I found a website that shows Tiryns floor plan, or just type in Tiryns Palace to search others. This website had an interesting argument about a 500 year gap between fires and building dates regarding the upper part of town and the megaron or throne room. In comparing the Minos Palace with Tiryns Palace there are many differences to the foor plans. Tiryns was fortified with walls, not as many rooms, and more courtyards or open spaces. Tiryns appears to look less confusing in design than Minos' Palace. To see a photo of what the ruins look like today visit his website. Enjoy!