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Lion Gate
Greece, Mycenae
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lion gate

Lion Gate
Greece, Mycenae
The Lion's Gate is the entrance gate of the Mycenae acropolis. Built in the middle of the 13th century BC. e. along with the expansion of the fortress wall of the city. They got their name from the bas-relief depicting lions placed above them, which is the oldest example of monumental sculpture in Europe.

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