Mycenenan Architecture


The Citadel/ The Lion Gate/ The Megaron of the Palace at top of the Citadel/ Treasury of Atreus/ Mycenaen Citadel at Tiryns/



The Citadel

Grave Circle A/ Grave Circle A, view toward S/ Grave Circle A, seen from above/ Dwellings S of Grave Circle A, view S, / Dwellings S of Grave Circle A, view from SE/ View down toward NW/ General view/ General view from below
ca. 1350 BCE, The Citadel, Mycneae





The Lion Gate

Exterior View w/Cyclopeian walls/ Closer view/ Lions, lintel and doorway/ Interior view/ Interior view
ca. 1250 BCE, The Lion Gate, Mycneae





The Megaron of the Palace at top of the Citadel

General View w/Cyclopeian walls/ N edge of Citadel
ca. 1250 BCE, The Megaron of the Palace at top of the Citadel , Mycneae




Treasury of Atreus

General view/ View towards E from SW/ Detail of entrance/ Interior view
ca. 1250 BCE, Tholos "beehive tomb" (So called `Treasury of Atreus') , Mycneae




Upper Portions of the Mycenaen Citadel at Tiryns

Entry to palace from N/ W edge ofPalace, from N/ main corbeled gallery/ View of W bastion/ Fortified entry of W bastion/ View back through corbeled passage/ Interior view E/ Interior view E/ View up the stairs
1400-1200 BCE, Mycenaen Citadel at Tiryns , Tiryns Greece






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