January 14th: Nestor's Palace at Pylos

Those these aren't the best pictures I have taken over the trip, the architecture of Nestor's Palace at Pylos is worthy of a journal entry.  It is one of the best preserved of the Mycenaean palaces, consisting of a multitude of different buildings and rooms most importantly the megaron and the "throne room".  We can picture this looked like most Mycenaean megarons with a opening in the center of the ceiling which was held up by four Doric columns and let light shine inside.  Though all of the stone and wood walls are knocked down now, many of the rooms outlines are evident.  The use of wood was plentiful in the construction of Nestor's palace.  The pillars, door casings, ceilings and roods were all made out of wood which could explain why the fire caused so much destruction.  According to the plaques, the palace reached its peak in the 13th century and burned to the ground in a fire by the 12th century.