AP – The Palace

Palace AP

The Service Wing AK

Giorgio Buccellati – September 2009

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The two wings

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We can at present identify two wings. One (in green above) is the service wing AK, which was bordered in the north by a large courtyard of which we have exposed only a small portion. The other wing (in yellow) is the one which I called it the “formal” wing and which we assume was used as the royal residence. The floor of the latter are about 2m higher than those of the former.

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AK

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The articulation of space clearly shows that the service wing AK included four sectors, of which the to the north can be shown to have had a clear function: Sector B for storage and sector D or the kitchen. The function of Sector C is uncertain, even though it is well preserved. A plausible hypothesis is that it was the royal wardrobe. Sector A is completely eroded, except for the walls’ foundations and lower courses.

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