The Lion Gate At Mycenae

Post and lintel architecture is the creation of vertical supports, or posts, that hold up a beam, the lintel, which comes across the horizon. Many uses of this idea are the creation of windows, and doors. Once the beam is placed there, it then relies on the act of gravity. One example of the post and lintel method is the Lion Gate at Mycenae. The Lion Gate is located in Greece. It was created about 1250 B.C. This gate is believed to be a tomb portal; it is the entrance to the city of Mycenae. There are two lions above a doorway facing each other. The lions are believed to be there to protect the city. Another example of this construction is the Treasury of Atreus, also known as the tomb of Agamemnon. It is located on the hillside of