Mosaic art
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Aachen Cathedral | The dome of the octagon is decorated with mosaics. | |
| Agrigento | "(...) there are substantial excavated areas of the residential area of Hellenistic and Roman Agrigento. A number of the houses have well preserved mosaic pavements." (AB Ev) | |
| 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) | |
| Assisi | "From the crypt of the original cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore you descend to an underground environment that corresponds to a Roman house dating back to the first century. AD. Excavations made in the nineteenth century and in the 50s of the twentieth century have unearthed three adjoining rooms and a cryptoporticus, with floors covered with 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 | |
| Cordoba | Numerous Roman mosaic floors have been found in the historic centre of Cordoba. Some of them are presented in the Mezquita and the Alcazar. | |
| Costiera Amalfitana | Roman villa in Minori | |
| Damascus | Grand Mosque | |
| Danube Limes | Carnuntum (ID No 31): In House IV in the garden of Petronell Castle archaeologists came across the only Roman floor mosaic from Carnuntum that had survived in situ. In the 21st century, the mosaic was removed, restored and embedded in a new support material. Finally, in 2013, to protect and present the mosaic, the surrounding residential architecture was reconstructed as a partial reconstruction using ancient building techniques up to the eaves. After completion of the construction work, the mosaic was moved back to its original location. | |
| Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios | Daphni, Hossios Loukas | |
| Delos | "The House with the Dolphins (92) and the House with the Masks (93) are luxurious private houses with excellent mosaic floors." (official website) | |
| Djémila | ||
| Dougga/Thugga | a number of mosaics, including those in the building known as the house of Venus and in particular at the Aïn Doura Bath (wiki) | |
| Euphrasian Basilica in Porec | Mosaics in the apse of the basilica, and floor mosaics in the adjacent ruins of a more ancient basilica | |
| Florence | The interior of the octagonal dome of the Baptistery is covered in mosaics. | |
| Fort and Shalamar Gardens | Fort | |
| Gamzigrad-Romuliana | ||
| Gelati Monastery | At Gelati | |
| Gordion | "A building with elaborate mosaics adorning the floors of its rooms, named the Mosaic Building, was built in the 6th century BCE" (AB ev) | |
| Incense Route of the Negev | Mosaic at the basilica in Memphis (Mamshit) | |
| Istanbul | Hagia Sophia | |
| Kerkuane | A sanctuary has some columns preserved, and in a small atrium parts of mosaics are found. Curbstones, doorsteps, thresholds, and floors of simple mosaic layers are found all over the ruins. (wiki) | |
| Kotor | Risan | |
| L'viv | Armenian Cathedral | |
| Leptis Magna | ||
| León Cathedral | from 1770 | |
| Longobards in Italy | "The Oratory of Santa Maria in Valle, the so-called Tempietto Longobardo, is a square building with a single nave, covered by a cross-vault. (...) The ensemble is richly decorated with stucco reliefs, frescoes, and mosaics." (AB Ev) – "The sumptuous decorative scheme, including mosaics on the vaults, stucco figures and ornaments, and a series of frescoes painted in aulic style (...)" (Nomination file, p. 88) | |
| Luang Prabang | Wat Xiang Thong's mirror mosaic | |
| Lyon | Inside Fouvri?re Basilica | |
| Major Town Houses | The stairs, landings and octagonal platform in the Hôtel Van Eetvelde are covered in mosaics in complementary colours. (Nomination file, p. 29) Mosaic floors can also be seen in the Hôtel Tassel and his own house. | |
| Masada | Basilica | |
| Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt | "In Alexandraweg, Prinz-Christians-Weg as well as Christiansenweg, (...) the two-metre-wide pavements to the left and right of the road are constructed with elaborate, original mosaic sett pavings. Their geometrical shapes made from various stone materials are not only decorative and lead the eye, but also guide to the individual houses by accentuating their entrances." (Nomination file, p. 28) + Exhibition Hall: "The main entrance is reached via a U-shaped stairway located in front of the southwest corner of the viewing platform. It leads first to a landing protected by an open canopy resting on granite columns. Its inner dome is decorated with mosaics and shows the Hessian heraldic animal, the lion, surrounded by stylised animal motives and the motto of its constructor, Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig". (Nomination file, p. 64) – The Wedding Tower has a "centrally located portal with lavish mosaics". The vestibule of the Tower has mosaic decorations too, by Friedrich Wilhelm Kleukens, The Kiss and The Loyalty. (Nomination file, p. 68, 72) | |
| 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 | |
| Nice | Mosaic art can be found on the Immeuble La Rotonde, the Villa Essayie and the La Couronne building, among others. (Nomination file, p. 119, 150, 176) | |
| Ohrid Region | Polyconhous Basilica | |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Herodian Quarter | |
| Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau | ||
| Paphos | ||
| Paris, Banks of the Seine | In the interior of the Grand Palais, the floors of the elliptical hall are in porcelain stoneware mosaic. The exterior friezes consist of a long band of bright colours enhanced with gold using the traditional mosaic technique | |
| 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 | |
| Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos | Roman mosaic floor at the Heraion | |
| Ravenna | "The Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna are of outstanding significance by virtue of the supreme artistry of the mosaic art they contain." (Official description – Criterion i) | |
| 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 | |
| Syracuse | Syracuse Cathedral has mosaics of Norman origin in the chapels. | |
| Tarraco | Villa dels Munts, Villa-mausoleum Centcelles | |
| Tell Umm Amer | geometric mosaic floors | |
| 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 | ||
| Umm Al-Jimāl | "Several of Umm el-Jimal's churches are home to mosaics depicting animals, plants, and geometric patterns. These ancient mosaics are most likely influenced by the school at Madaba, which in antiquity was a famous center for mosaic art and production. Often incredibly fragile, Umm el-Jimal's remaining mosaics are a prime concern for the site's long-term conservation efforts." - (Umm el-Jimal Project) | |
| University of Coimbra | Paços das Escolas | |
| Venice and its Lagoon | San Marco Cathedral, Torcello Cathedral | |
| Villa Romana del Casale | "The villa is one of the most luxurious of its kind. It is especially noteworthy for the richness and quality of the mosaics which decorate almost every room; they are the finest mosaics in situ anywhere in the Roman world." (Official description) | |
| Volubilis | ||
| White City of Tel-Aviv | Gutman's mosaic originally built for Bialik Square | |
| Works of Antoni Gaudí |
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