Enclosure A is a partially excavated monumental Layer III building at Göbekli Tepe, important for its more rectangular/elongated plan, central Pillars 1 and 2, snake-dominant imagery, and Pillar 2's secondary-position problem.
What to notice
Sources describe Enclosure A as more rectangular/elongated than round and different from the other Layer III enclosures. Enclosure A is as a Göbekli Tepe Layer III monumental building. It was the first monumental building exposed in the southeastern depression. Its plan is described as more rectangular or elongated than round. It is only partially excavated in the cited architecture source. Pillars 1 and 2 form the central pillar pair.
