Gates depicting Lions
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Arslantepe Mound | Excavations (...) unearthed the remains of remarkable Iron Age buildings, among which (...) the well-known Lions' Gate (9th-8th centuries BC). The gate was flanked on either side by two lion statues carved from stone blocks with high relief bodies and round heads, which probably gave the name to the site (Arslan Tepe, namely, "Lions ' Hill") (...). (Nomination Text, p. 37) | |
| Babylon | Ishtar Gate | |
| Baroque Churches | the gates of San Agustin Church in Intramuros are adorned with Chinese Lion Dogs (Also called as Fu Dogs) that were given by the Chinese people coexisting with the christians that time. | |
| Butrint | Lion Gate | |
| Cathedral of St. James in Sibenik | The doors of the Saint-James' Cathedral in Sibenik are flanked by Venetian Lions. | |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus | ||
| Crac des Chevaliers | ||
| Delos | The Terrace of the Lions dedicated to Apollo by the people of Naxos shortly before 600 BC, had originally nine to twelve squatting, snarling marble guardian lions along the Sacred Way; one is inserted over the main gate to the Venetian Arsenal. (wiki) | |
| Gusuku of Ryukyu | Gusuku's Many Gates at Shuri castle are decorated by Shisa, the local guardian lion | |
| Hattusha | Lion Gate (14th century BC), depicts two lions | |
| Incense Route of the Negev | Avdat Byzantine Gate | |
| Modena | Cathedral | |
| Museumsinsel (Museum Island) | Ishtar Gate in the Pergamon Museum | |
| Mycenae and Tiryns | Lion Gate of Mycenae (1250 BC), depicts two lionesses | |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Lions' Gate in the Old City Walls (1517). Near the gate?s crest are four figures of "lions" after which the gate is named (they actually depict panthers). | |
| Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro | The Puerta de Alcalá has 3 lion heads on each side. | |
| Petra | The Lions Temple | |
| Sigiriya | Lion Gate ruins | |
| Trogir | The doors of Saint Lawrence in Trogir are flanked by Venetian Lions. | |
| Vigan | Vigan's Archbishop's Palace: gates adorned with Chinese Lion Dogs |
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