Mosaic art
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Aachen Cathedral | The dome of the octagon is decorated with mosaics. | |
| Ahwar of Southern Iraq | Mosaic Temple in Uruk | |
| Anjar | At the baths | |
| Aquileia | Mosaics in the basilica | |
| Archaeological Site of Aigai | Royal Palace | |
| Archaeological site of Philippi | At the Octagon (floor mosaics) | |
| Bethlehem | The church features golden mosaics covering the side walls, which are now largely decayed. ... a trap door in the modern floor which opens up to reveal a portion of the original mosaic floor (Wiki) | |
| Budapest | Gellert Baths | |
| Butrint | Baptistery | |
| Central University City Campus of the UNAM | ||
| Cilento and Vallo di Diano | Velia | |
| Cologne Cathedral | Mosaic floor | |
| Costiera Amalfitana | Roman villa in Minori | |
| Damascus | Grand Mosque | |
| Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios | Daphni, Hossios Loukas | |
| Djémila | ||
| Dougga/Thugga | ||
| Euphrasian Basilica in Porec | Mosaics in the apse of the basilica, and floor mosaics in the adjacent ruins of a more ancient basilica | |
| Fort and Shalamar Gardens | Fort | |
| Gamzigrad-Romuliana | ||
| Gelati Monastery | At Gelati | |
| Incense Route of the Negev | Mosaic at the basilica in Memphis (Mamshit) | |
| Istanbul | Hagia Sophia | |
| Kerkuane | ||
| Kotor | Risan | |
| L'viv | Armenian Cathedral | |
| Leptis Magna | ||
| León Cathedral | from 1770 | |
| Luang Prabang | Wat Xiang Thong's mirror mosaic | |
| Lyon | Inside Fouvri?re Basilica | |
| Masada | Basilica | |
| Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi | ||
| Meknes | Bab Mansour | |
| Mount Athos | mosaics (totalling some 100,000 square metres) (UNEP-WCMC) | |
| Mérida | Mytraeum House, Amphiteatre House | |
| Naples | Paleochristian mosaics in the Cathedral | |
| Necropolis of Bet She'arim | Mausoleum Cave | |
| Ohrid Region | Polyconhous Basilica | |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Herodian Quarter | |
| Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau | ||
| Paphos | ||
| Petra | Petra Church | |
| Piazza del Duomo (Pisa) | Mosaic in the apse of the Cathedral by Cimabue | |
| Pompei | ||
| Prague | Side gate of Saint Vitus's Cathedral | |
| Ravenna | ||
| Residence of Bukovinian & Dalmatian Metropolitans | The Synod Hall is decorated with fresco paintings and mosaics depicting prominent events in the history of Bukovyna and the Orthodox Church. (AB ev) | |
| Rio Abiseo National Park | Gran Pajaten: slate mosaics displaying human, bird and geometric motifs | |
| Rome | Mosaics in several churches and Roman buildings | |
| Sabratha | ||
| Salzburg | at the Roman villa under the cathedral | |
| Siena | Mosaic floor of the Duomo | |
| Stari Grad Plain | Roman floor mosaic in the church of St. Roko | |
| Stoclet House | In the interior, by Gustav Klimt | |
| Studley Royal Park | On the floor of St. Mary's Church | |
| Tarraco | Villa dels Munts, Villa-mausoleum Centcelles | |
| Thessalonika | ||
| Timgad | "The houses, of varying sizes, dazzle by their sumptuous mosaics, which were intended to offset the absence of precious marbles." UNESCO Web site | |
| Tipasa | ||
| Um er-Rasas | ||
| University of Coimbra | Paços das Escolas | |
| Venice and its Lagoon | San Marco Cathedral, Torcello Cathedral | |
| Villa Romana del Casale | ||
| Volubilis | ||
| White City of Tel-Aviv | Gutman's mosaic originally built for Bialik Square | |
| Works of Antoni Gaudí |
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