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title: Lion Gate at Hattusa
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4892/lion-gate-at-hattusa/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Lion Gate at Hattusa

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Lion Gate at Hattusa](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4892.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4892.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Lion Gate at Hattusa, the capital of the [Hittite](https://www.worldhistory.org/hittite/) [Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/). The gate, dated to the 13th century BCE, was flanked by two towers. The head of the lion on the left had already been broken away in antiquity. It has been reconstructed in 2011. The lions were put at the entrance of the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) to ward off evil.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2016, April 11). Lion Gate at Hattusa. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4892/lion-gate-at-hattusa/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Lion Gate at Hattusa." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 11, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4892/lion-gate-at-hattusa/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Lion Gate at Hattusa." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Apr 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4892/lion-gate-at-hattusa/>.

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