Photographer's Note
When I was in school, I was fascinated by archaeological discoveries. I read many books and my favourite was the story about Schliemann.
Heinrich Schliemann was a German businessman and pioneer in the field of archaeology. He was an advocate of the historicity of places mentioned in the works of Homer and an archaeological excavator of Hisarlik, now presumed to be the site of Troy, along with the Mycenaean sites Mycenae and Tiryns. Schliemann claimed that it took him six weeks to learn a language and wrote his diary in the language of whatever country he happened to be in. By the end of his life, he could converse in English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Swedish, Polish, Greek, Latin, and Arabic, besides his native German.
(I wonder what learning materials were available at that time?)
I was so impressed that I wanted to study archaeology.
Eventually, I am a physicist but my passion for ancient ruins and languages remains. Now, after my Greek trip, I can say that I have seen most of the important ruins in the world. (Unfortunately, there are some that I haven't seen yet).
I suppose that all of you have seen many photos of the Lion Gate in Mycenae. But strange enough, there are only 27 photos on TE.
Lion Gate is the name for the main entrance of what was the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae in southern Greece. It was erected during the thirteenth century BC, around 1250 BC, in the northwestern side of the acropolis. In modern times, it was named after the relief sculpture of two lionesses in a heraldic pose that stands above the entrance.
The gate is the sole surviving monumental piece of Mycenaean sculpture, as well as the largest surviving sculpture in the prehistoric Aegean. It is the only monument of Bronze Age Greece to bear an iconographic motif that survived without being buried underground.
After 60 years I fulfilled my dream and I saw this amazing gate with my own eyes.
In the main picture, the view of the gate, but from the back side. (Too much red). I preferred this view and it is less known, the lionesses are in the Workshop. In another Workshop, the setting of the fortress.
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holmertz
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(102708) 2021-11-18 3:44
Hello Malgo,
I am glad to see you posting fresh photos from your latest journey. The main photo is by far the best of the three, and not only for the ladies and gentlemen in red. We see quite a lot of the old walls and get a good view of the surrounding scenery. The colours and light are very good and both WS are good complements by showing us the gate from the outside and the entire fortress in it surroundings.
I would have loved to hear Schliemann speak Swedish. Home-made pronunciation? ;-)
Best regards,
Gert
ikeharel
(113353) 2021-11-18 4:01
Hello Malgo,
Main photo got a great contrast from the visitors in multi-colors clothing against the brown and grey surrounding.
The ancient ruins looks well excavated to comprehend how the place was in real time long ago, the gate in the WS especially makes sense to your title.
Good afternoon,
Ike
Silvio1953
(221627) 2021-11-18 5:23
Ciao cara Malgo, great view of fantastic old gate, lovely composition with fa lot of walking people, wonderful colors, fine details, splendid light and excellent sharpness, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio
ChrisJ
(171822) 2021-11-18 6:25
Hello Malgo
This gate used to be in the pages of my ancient history school text book. Unfortunately I did not get to see it despite 8 trips to Greece, but did visit many, many archeological sites throughout Turkey, the Middle East and Europe, so I don't feel hard done by. Some were not even discovered or unearthed 50 years ago, so it was wonderful to spot recent treasures in museums or on site locations. The group in red stand out here and contrast well with the blue sky. Tfs!
PaulVDV
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(62920) 2021-11-18 9:08
Hello Malgo,
When I saw the thumbnail of your picture of the Lion Gate in the WS, I thought for a moment that you managed to show it without tourists. Almost succeeded. I visited Mycenae and Tiryns in 1978. I tried to avoid tourists in my photos in almost every place on that trip, but even then without much success.
It seems that today you have to wear bright red to stand out more in the landscape of the Peloponnese than the remnants of antiquity.
Your photos are very good and also show the extremely dry but beautiful Greek landscape.
Best regards, Paul
lousat
(139286) 2021-11-18 9:26
Ciao Malgo,27 photos is already a good result after all, in Greece there are so many things to photograph that perhaps someone has lost it or perhaps he has never gone there like me. A post that conveys your love for archeology, and the photos prove it once again with 3 different winning perspectives, beautiful the WS with the lionesses. Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano
Tue
(92370) 2021-11-18 10:14
Hello Malgo,
A great overview of the ancient ruins of Mycenae and the hilly landscape in the background. The famous Lion Gate is well placed in the centre. The colours are well-saturated and the many people in bright red stand out well from the yellowish tones behind them.
Lars
jhm
(211736) 2021-11-18 10:34
Hello Malgo,
Again a trip during Covid time without afraid.
We get a lovely view about the old gate and big stones
Also show us you the tourists
Also a lovely contrast with the red clothing of the man and lady
Very well done, TFS.
Best regards,
John.
PiotrF
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(54698) 2021-11-18 16:22
Czesc Malgo
Fajnie spelniac swoje marzenia, nawet jesli sa z dawnych czasow. Kilka kadrow z tego miejsca jest, niektore nawet w sprzyjajacych fotografom warunkach ( to niestety minus podrozy z R, ze chcialoby sie wrocic do danego miejsca rankiem/wieczorem gdy tymczasem grupa jest juz 200 km dalej )
Dobre kadry i swietna notatka
pozdrawiam
Piotr
pierrefonds
(114470) 2021-11-18 16:58
Hi Malgo,
The presence of the group of tourists is animating the scene. The point of view is showing the details of the ruins of the Lion Gate. The quality of the light beautifies the colors. Have a nice day.
Pierre
worldcitizen
(16072) 2021-11-18 17:41
Hello Malgo,
Nice view of the gate and ancient ruins. There's also a lovely view to the countryside in the distance. I guess red is a popular color for tourists in Greece! ;-) I wish I could learn foreign languages as quickly as Schliemann. He must have been a linguistic genius. Take care!
ifege
(48111) 2021-11-18 19:38
Hi Malgo
That is a gate that I've walked through but with no one else about because were there out of season. A good photo of that very interesting ruin.
cheers
Ian
jemaflor
(147156) 2021-11-18 23:46
Hi Malgo,
Interesting photo about this gate, well taken, good perspective result and good colors contrast between stones and people with red clothes, interesting note, tfs.
ktanska
(44766) 2021-11-22 11:04
Hi Malgo,
Quite wonderful view of this archaeological site that has probably been in ruins for ages. And still there is that gate you captured as a main subject. People in bright red pop out of the scene and connect this to modern time.
Kari
adramad
(72998) 2021-11-23 8:33
Hello Malgo.
Splendid this view with the wall and gate of the lions that gave access to the mythical city of Mycenae, wide view behind it with the mountains.
Very good color that highlights the strength of the image.
Very well done. I like it.
Have a good start to the week.
Very best regards.
Luis.
jmdias
(115186) 2021-11-27 11:57
malgo
nice these three images of the ruins, I remember the places very well. a pity when I visited the ruins it was raining and a tornado hit the area few hours after.
our second brazilian emperor loved archaeology and visited these ruins and even had a dinner with the archaeologist inside the agamenon(?) tomb when it was being studied.
take care
jorge
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