Mosaic art
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
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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