Knossos

Summary

Knossos is an organized archaeological site^[1]. Knossos has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Knossos is located in Heraklion Municipality^[3].
• Knossos is in the country of Greece^[4].
• Knossos's instance of is recorded as organized archaeological site^[5].
• Knossos's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[6].
• Knossos's instance of is recorded as polis^[7].
• Knossos's Commons category is recorded as Knossos^[8].
• Knossos's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[9].
• Knossos's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[10].
• Knossos comprises Palace of Knossos^[11].
• January 1, 7000 BC marks the founding of Knossos^[12].
• Knossos's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.297961111111, 'lon': 25.163155555556}^[13].
• Knossos's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Crete^[14].
• Knossos's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Knossos^[15].
• Knossos's described at URL is recorded as http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=2369^[16].
• Knossos's described at URL is recorded as http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=716^[17].
• Knossos's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+611455'}^[18].
• Knossos's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+634710'}^[19].
• Knossos's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+855663'}^[20].
• Knossos's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Knossos's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Knossos's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[23].
• Knossos's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[24].
• Knossos's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition^[25].
• Knossos's heritage designation is recorded as archaeological site in Greece^[26].
• Knossos's category for people born here is recorded as Q20991840^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 7000 BC marks the founding of Knossos^[12].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Knossos include Gnossiennes^[28], a musical series^[29].

Why It Matters

Knossos has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Knossos is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

Entities named for Knossos include Gnossiennes^[28], a musical series^[29].