Examples of megaron in the following topics:
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- Mycenaean citadel sites were centered around the megaron, a reception area for the king.
- The megaron was a rectangular hall, fronted by an open, two-columned porch.
- The site's megaron sits on the highest part of the acropolis and is reached through a large staircase.
- The central megaron is easy to locate, and it is surrounded by various palatial and administrative rooms.
- The megaron is accessed through a courtyard that is decorated on three sides with a colonnade.
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- The Erectheion was built on the site of the Hekatompedon, which was the archaic temple to Athena, and also over the megaron of the Mycenaean citadel.
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- Minoan shrines, as seen at Knossos, were tripartite shrines fronted by three columns, while the plan of the Mycenaean king's chamber (or megaron) was appropriated for use by the gods.
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- The Archaic stone temples took their essential shape and structure from both these previous wooden temples and the shape of a Mycenaean megaron.