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Lion Gate
The Lion Gate is the main entrance to the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, erected around the mid-13th century BC. It consists of two massive monolith jambs, a single huge lintel, and a corbelled relieving triangle bearing a high-relief sculpture of two confronted lionesses flanking a central column. The gate served as the monumental propylon to the acropolis and remains the principal surviving example of Mycenaean monumental sculpture.
First raised
1299 BC
Its prime
1250 BC
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1250 BC
What Lion Gate looked like in its prime.
A cyclopean masonry gateway of enormous, rough-cut conglomerate blocks with a single massive rectangular lintel crowning the opening; above it the corbelled relieving triangle holds a carved limestone relief of two facing lionesses resting paws on an amphikypellous plinth and flanking a Minoan-type column. The entrance narrows as it rises; a paved/earthen ramp approaches between a high bastion to the west and the steepified slope of the enceinte to the east, scale human-sized at the 3.1 m wide threshold.
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8 places to explore in 1250 BC.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Lion Gate, including 3 interiors: threshold and passage through the gate, covered court and guard chamber (immediately inside), building identified as granary with pithoi (adjacent to right wall). Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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