Göllüdağ Lions Göllüdağ is a large fortified mountain top (2172 m.) settlement of Hittites. It is near the village of Kömürcü in Gölcük, Niğde. The settlement dates to the end of 8th cent BCE. The ruins are located right next to the crater lake of the inactive volcano. The Göllüdağ Lions, now at Kayseri Museum, were found at the south gate of a 112x228 meters sized building that is thought to be the palace, supporting the entrance posts. Another portal lion is in Niğde Museum. Göllüdağ excavations were initially carried out by Remzi Oğuz Arık in 1934, and then by Burhan Tezcan in 1968-69 and Wolfgang Schirmer in 1992-94. Click on pictures for a larger image.

Image sources:
Tayfun Bilgin, 2006
Bora Bilgin, 2008
Ignacio Sebastian, 2010