Lion Gate at Mycenae

wall · 1600 BC – 2100 AD

The Lion Gate is the main gate in the Cyclopean walls of the citadel of Mycenae. It takes its name from the sculptural decoration placed in the relieving triangle over the monolithic lintel, which depicts two animals (lions or griffins) in heraldic position on either side of a Minoan-style pillar.

Coordinates

37.73083, 22.75617

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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