Creating a 7-Circuit
Right-Handed Cretan Labyrinth
11 Steps in Designing Your Own Labyrinth
Instructions
• Proceed through the following presentation
to learn the 11 key steps in the creation of a
right-handed Cretan (or Classical)
Labyrinth
Desired Dimensions
A = the width of each circuit (path). This does not include the width of the lines that form the paths (E)
B = the diameter of the center
C = the horizontal diameter of the entire labyrinth
D = the vertical diameter of the entire labyrinth
E = the width of the actual lines that form the circles and paths
F = the vertical length of the cross
G = the horizontal length of the cross
LD = linear distance of the lines needed in order to create the labyrinth (an approximation using concentric circles)
Desired Dimensions cont.
The following chart, which can be found in the
associated spreadsheet with the appropriate values,
displays the dimensions of your proposed labyrinth
according to the entries in the excel file. The
variables are defined on the previous slide.
Variable
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
LD
Value (m)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Center of the Central Cross of the Labyrinth is at the coordinates:
Horizontal:
Vertical:
Note:
0
0
The coordinate measurements are from the top left hand corner
of the area you plan to construct your labyrinth in (ie. (Horizontal
Coordinate)m from the left edge and (Vertical Coordinate)m from the
top edge of the designated area).
Step 1 - Instructions
• Construct a cross with the center at the
coordinates displayed on the previous slide
Step 1 – Diagram
Step 2 - Instructions
• Draw a right angle in each of the four
quadrants
• The arms of the right angles should be
exactly one path length away from the
center cross (both vertical and horizontal
components)
Step 2 – Diagram
Step 3 - Instructions
• Draw a circle with a diameter double that of the
path width attaching the top of the cross to the top
of the top right-hand corner right angle
• Remove the portion of the circle obstructing the
labyrinth path
• Mark off one dot in each quadrant one path width
horizontally and vertically from the center of the
right angle
Step 3 – Diagram
Step 4 - Instructions
• Starting at the left, right, and top side of the
central circle, mark out seven positions,
each a path width apart, on the left and right
horizontal axis and the top vertical axis
• These points are meant only to guide you in
the drawing of the labyrinth
Step 4 – Diagram
Steps 5-11 - Instructions
• Starting with the first right angle on the right side
and the first dot on the left side, attach the two
corresponding points with a circular shape
• Work around the cross pattern moving counterclockwise around the labyrinth in one direction
and clockwise in the other
• The labyrinth is completed when the right angle in
the bottom right quadrant is connected to the
bottom of the central cross
Step 5 – Diagram
Step 6 – Diagram
Step 7 – Diagram
Step 8 – Diagram
Step 9 – Diagram
Step 10 – Diagram
Step 11 – Diagram
Your Completed Labyrinth!