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1 - Throne Room
2 - Pool
3 - Quarters
for cattle
4 - Altar
Court
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The North Palace was
an isolated building by the side of the Royal Road and faced
the Nile. When discovered in the 1920's it was found to be an
enclosed royal residence complete with bedrooms, bathrooms, an
open-air temple to the Aten. The remaining inscriptions found
show that it was built for the eldest daughter Meritaten.
The decoration found
at the palace is perhaps unique in ancient Egypt - there was
a 'green room' with the four walls filled with scenes of life
in the marshes, however without any presence of a hunter:
Scene from the
Green Room showing a KingFisher and a Dove in the marshes.
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