GREECE PELOPONNESE ARGOLIS MYCENAE PERIPHERY

Lion Tomb

North of the path from the parking to the acropolis and close to the museum lie the remains of the "Lion Tomb" - the name derived from its vicinity to the Lion Gate. The tholos has a collapsed roof but you can see all the features characteristic for tholoi of group II. Looking down to the chamber there is a majestic stomion.

Above left: A 22 m long and 5.40 m wide dromos leads to the monumental doorway. Above right and below: The exterior and the interior side of the stomion.

Above: The nicely curved inner side of the lintel matching the curvature of the thalamos. - Below left: Looking up to lintel blocks of the "Lion Tomb". - Below center and right: Looking out through the stomion where in 2002 there was still a Mycenaean blocking wall at the far end of the dromos.

Above left: Masonry of the thalamos with larger stones in the first row. - Above right: A view from the interior to the stomion. - Below left: A large block of stone, obviously fallen from the stomion, has a socket for the door jamb. - Below right: A funny construction to stabilize stones of the entrance.