Mycenaean architecture

thumb|right|Schematic plan of a megaron complex. 1: anteroom, 2: hall (main room), 3: columns in portico and hall. thumb|right|Foundation of the megaron complex at Mycenae, view from the main hall (circular hearth visible in foreground) through the anteroom and porch The megaron (; , , : megara ) was the great hall in very early Mycenean and ancient Greek palace complexes. Architecturally, it was a rectangular hall that was supported by four columns, fronted by an open, two-columned portico, and had a central, open hearth that vented though an oculus in the roof.

type of stonework found in ancient Mycenaean architecture

main entrance of the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae