Home›Palaces and Aristocratic Residences›Height Band›20 to 100 mBrowse By20 to 100 mFacts20 to 100 mSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested2000 BCE 1Origin RegionWell-attestedCrete (Minoan civilization) 120 to 100 mFilter Results3 entriesBuilding TypeAllCastle (2)Palace (1)Building FamilyAllPalaces of Eastern Europe and Russia (1)Palaces of South and East Asia (1)Palaces of Western Europe (1)PlaceAllFrance (1)India (1)Poland (1)StyleAllBaroque Architecture (1)Indo-Saracenic Architecture (1)Renaissance Architecture (1)Completed YearAll1547 (1)1619 (1)1912 (1)Standing StatusAllReconstructed (1)Standing (2)GroupAllPalaces of Eastern Europe and Russia (1)Palaces of South and East Asia (1)Palaces of Western Europe (1)MaterialAllBrick (2)Stone (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 3Chateau de Chambord20 to 100 mMysore Palace20 to 100 mRoyal Castle, Warsaw20 to 100 mSources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Palace, Ancient palacesQuote, Wikipedia: Palace, Ancient palacesThe earliest known example in the architectural sense-a large, organized complex serving political, economic, religious, and administrative functions-is the Palace of Knossos on the island of Crete, built by the Minoan civilization around 2000 BC, nearly 4,000 years ago.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.