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GREECE PELOPONNESE ARGOLIS TIRYNS ACROPOLIS

2024-12-14

Tiryns Cyclopean walls Tiryns Cyclopean walls
plan of the Tiryns acropolis

Above: Plan of the acropolis of Tiryns. - 1. Entry ramp to main gate - 2. First inner gate - 3. Second inner gate - 4. Outer court - 5. Great Propylaia - 6. East casemates (galleries) - 7. Inner court - 8. Vaulted staircase - 9. South casemates - 10. Tower - 11. Lesser Propylon - 12. Inner court with round altar - 13. Antechamber - 14. Prodromos - 15. King's megaron - 16. Bathroom - 17. Corridor between east and west wing - 18. Queen's megaron - 19. Tower of the west bastion - 20. West postern - 21. Southwest gate to Lower Citadel - 22. Syringes - 23. North gate

Tiryns East ramp

Above and below: On the East side of the hill a monumental ramp with "Cyclopean masonry" of the Mycenaean period gave access to an entrance until the 1970's when the Lower Citadel was not yet accessible.

Tiryns East ramp Tiryns East ramp
Tiryns East ramp Tiryns East ramp
Tiryns Cyclopean walls Tiryns Cyclopean walls