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The ancient art of mosaic tiles has been used for centuries as a way to decorate
everything from Roman cathedrals to Persian mosques.Once carried out using only stone
or coloured glass tiles, artists now embrace everything from stamps to burnt toast
Here are 10 of the best works of art from around the world.
1. The Madaba Map-
Madaba, Jordan
2. Villa Romana del Casale-
Sicily, Italy
Created in the 6th century
Discovered in 1894
16 metres long and 6 metres wide
Useful Fact: The Madaba Map is the oldest
cartographic depiction of the Holy Land in
mosaic form.
Created in the 4th century
Discovered during 3 excavations between
1929 and 1960
Measures over 4,200 square yards
Useful Fact: Decorating the floor of the Villa
Romana del Casale, this mosaic depicts
scenes from Roman life and it was recently
added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
3. Entrance Upon – New
York City, USA
4. Ravenna, Italy
Created by artist Squire Vickers in the
early 1900s
Located at Times Square Station
Useful Fact: This mosaic is one of 226
listed artworks by Squire Vickers across
the New York subway system.
Created in the 5th and 6th centuries
Depicting the life of Jesus Christ and
other biblical scenes
Useful Fact: This mosaic is one of many
famous mosaics found in three separate
Ravenna churches:
Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo
Sant’Apollinare in Classe
Basilica of San Vitale
5. Glass Mosaic Mural –
San Diego, California, USA
6. JÄmeh Mosque of Yazd –
Yazd, Iran
Created by Italo Botti in 2003
Measures 43 feet wide and 72 feet tall
One of the largest murals of its
kind in the world
Useful Fact: This mosaic was one of the
last of Botti’s works. He passed away four
months after its completion.
Created in the 13th century
Measures over 48 metres tall
Useful Fact:The entrance — flanked by
48-meter tall minarets — is completely
covered in mosaic tile work. The dome,
interior chamber, and minarets are also
decorated in mosaic tiles
7. The Great Pavement –
Westminster Abbey,
London, England
8. Fish Pond –
Croydon, London
Created in the 13th century
Commissioned by the Abbot
of Westminster
Measures 24 square feet
Useful Fact: The Abbot of Westminster
imported a ship full of marble glass and
Italian designers to create the mosaic
after seeing the floor in the Pope’s
summer home.
Created by Gary Drostle
Inspired by trompe l’oeil design
Made using vitreous ceramic tesserae
Useful Fact: The Fish Pond is a central
feature of an award-winning public
garden in Croydon.
9. 16th Avenue Tiled Steps
– San Diego,
California
10. Burnt Toast Mona Lisa
– Hong Kong
Created in 2005 by Aileen Barr and
mosaic artist Colette Crutcher
Covering 163 steps
Useful Fact: The steps took the artists
and more than 300 community members
two-and-half years to complete, using
2,000 handmade tiles and 75,000
fragments of mirror.
Created by Maurice Bennett
‘The Toastman’
Required 6,000 pieces of toast
Useful Fact: Maurice Bennett burnt
toast using a blowtorch to create
patterns and colour tones.
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