Treasury of Atreus, Greece

The treasure house of the Atreus, located in Mykene, was built not later than 1250 BC. For the first time, this building was only explored in the second half of the 19th century. Among the other tholos, which are presented on the territory of the Mediterranean, the ancient crypt is distinguished by its impressive size. The scientists have estimated that the original length of the entrance into the crypt camera was 36 meters.

The camera itself is a dome-shaped construction, built with the method of dry masonry. The height of the room is about 13.5 meters, and the diameter - about 14.5 meters. The construction of the treasury was carried out in rather complicated conditions. The Atreus treasure house is located on the top of the Panagitsa hill. One of the most remarkable elements of this ancient building is the stone slab, which is fixed above the entrance. Their weight makes 120 tons. The fact that people managed to raise a huge stone on the top of the hill a thousand years ago seems unbelievable.

At present the crypt is one of the most important monuments of Mycenaean civilization. All those interested can not only look at it from the outside, but also look inside the dome-shaped building. At the time of construction the treasure house was the largest dome-shaped structure on earth. Only a few years later the larger buildings - the Roman Pantheon and the Mercury temple in Baia were built. Next - Al-Khazneh