Lion Gate at Mycenæ

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The main entrance through the circuit wall was made grand by the best known feature of Mycenae, the Lion Gate, through which passed a stepped ramp leading past circle A and up to the palace. The Lion Gate was built in the form of a ‘Relieving Triangle’ to support the weight of the stones. Two lionesses flank the central column that represents a god or goddess.

Keywords

column, pillar, post, pile, lion gate at mycenae, relieving triangle, overhead support, lintel, horizontal beam

Galleries

Greek Architecture, Ancient Greece, Doors

Source

A. D. F. Hamlin College Histories of Art History of Architecture (New York, NY: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1915)

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