The Lion's Gate in Mycenae is the entrance gate to the Acropolis of Mycenae (Greece). Built in the middle of the XIII century BC., together with the expansion of the city walls.
It got its name from the bas-relief depicting lions placed above them, which is the oldest example of monumental sculpture in Europe.
The city of Mycenae was destroyed in ancient times. Already in the II century, the famous Greek traveler Pausanias described the ruins of Mycenae.
It got its name from the bas-relief depicting lions placed above them, which is the oldest example of monumental sculpture in Europe.
The city of Mycenae was destroyed in ancient times. Already in the II century, the famous Greek traveler Pausanias described the ruins of Mycenae.