Mycenae and Tiryns

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UNESCO World Heritage Site archaeological site complex

Mycenae and Tiryns are major archaeological sites of the Mycenaean civilization in the northeastern Peloponnese, renowned for their monumental architecture, including cyclopean walls and royal tombs.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
Mycenae 20
Tiryns 10
Archaeological Site of Mycenae and Tiryns 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
archaeological site complex ⓘ
associatedWithCivilization Mycenaean civilization ⓘ
associatedWithScholar Heinrich Schliemann ⓘ
countrySubdivision Peloponnese ⓘ
surface form: Region of Peloponnese
culturalPeriod Aegean Bronze Age ⓘ
culturalRegion Argolid ⓘ
excavationBeganInCentury 19th century ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalRemains chamber tombs ⓘ
fortification walls ⓘ
gateways ⓘ
megaron structures ⓘ
palatial complexes ⓘ
tholos tombs ⓘ
hasComponent Mycenae and Tiryns self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Mycenae

Mycenae and Tiryns self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Tiryns
hasConstructionTechnique Cyclopean masonry ⓘ
corbelled vaulting ⓘ
hasMaterialCulture Linear B inscriptions ⓘ
Mycenaean pottery ⓘ
gold artifacts ⓘ
stone reliefs ⓘ
hasView Argive plain ⓘ
heritageDesignation World Heritage Site ⓘ
knownFor Cyclopean walls ⓘ
monumental architecture ⓘ
royal tombs ⓘ
linkedToMythology Atreid dynasty ⓘ
Heracles ⓘ
Homeric heroes ⓘ
locatedIn northeastern Peloponnese ⓘ
locatedInCountry Greece ⓘ
partOf Mycenae and Tiryns self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Mycenaean archaeological landscape of the Argolid
periodOfFlourishing Late Bronze Age ⓘ
protectionStatus nationally protected archaeological sites of Greece ⓘ
recognizedBy UNESCO ⓘ
significance key reference for Homeric epics ⓘ
outstanding example of Mycenaean palatial civilization ⓘ
timeDepth 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 941 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1999 ⓘ

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greece → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
Perseus → associatedPlace → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mycenae
Thersander → associatedWith → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mycenae
Atreid dynasty → associatedWithPlace → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mycenae
Alcmene → associatedWithRegion → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mycenae
Aegean Bronze Age → associatedWithSite → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mycenae
Aegean Bronze Age → associatedWithSite → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tiryns
Mycenaean civilization → capital → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mycenae
Argolid → contains → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mycenae
Argolid → contains → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tiryns
Peloponnese → contains → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mycenae
Southern Greece → contains → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mycenae
Linear B inscriptions → foundAtSite → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mycenae
Linear B inscriptions → foundAtSite → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tiryns
Perseus → founded → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mycenae
Mycenae and Tiryns → hasComponent → Mycenae and Tiryns self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mycenae
Mycenae and Tiryns → hasComponent → Mycenae and Tiryns self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tiryns
Argolid → hasHeritageStatus → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site at Mycenae and Tiryns
Nafplion → hasNearbySite → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tiryns
Nafplion → hasNearbySite → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mycenae
Mycenaean civilization → hasSite → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mycenae
Mycenaean civilization → hasSite → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tiryns
World Heritage Sites in Greece → hasSite → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archaeological Site of Mycenae and Tiryns
Argolid → knownFor → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: citadel of Mycenae
Argolid → knownFor → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: cyclopean walls of Tiryns
Argos → locatedNear → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mycenae
Mycenaean Greek → mainArchaeologicalSites → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mycenae
Mycenaean Greek → mainArchaeologicalSites → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tiryns
Cyclopean masonry → notableExampleAt → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mycenae
Cyclopean masonry → notableExampleAt → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tiryns
Heinrich Schliemann → notableWork → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tiryns: The Prehistoric Palace of the Kings of Tiryns
Mycenae and Tiryns → partOf → Mycenae and Tiryns self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mycenaean archaeological landscape of the Argolid
Argive plain → surroundedBy → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mycenae
Argive plain → surroundedBy → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tiryns
Cassandra → takenTo → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mycenae
Heinrich Schliemann → workLocation → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mycenae
Heinrich Schliemann → workLocation → Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tiryns