Enclosure D is Göbekli Tepe's flagship monumental enclosure: a large, well-preserved structure with two central T-shaped pillars, surrounding-wall pillars, dense animal imagery, and anthropomorphic pillar features.
What to notice
Published sources describe Enclosure D as the largest and well-preserved main enclosure, with a maximum inner diameter of about 14 m in Haklay and Gopher 2020. The structure has two central pillars and surrounding-wall pillars; Dietrich et al. 2012 gives probably 12 surrounding-wall pillars, with 11 visible at that time. Sources describe a smoothed natural bedrock floor and central pillar bases/pedestals cut from bedrock. The central pillars show physical anthropomorphic features including hands, fingers, decorated belts, and a loincloth. Foxes and snakes are described as dominant, while the enclosure has a wide range of creature depictions. Enclosure D is one of the strongest and most architectural contexts at Göbekli Tepe.