This amazing Roman mosaic floor can be viewed at the Gaziantep Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Turkey. The 90,000-square-foot museum features a 7,500-square-foot exhibition hall and is the world’s largest mosaic museum. From the featured image we have an idea of its size.
Category: Architecture
97 – Spires Mandalas
What a delightful find for today’s MotD! This amazing photograph shows us what we rarely see of a very famous, often visited site. What seems so serious a beautiful from its normal view, is actually quite delightful and fun from overhead. How lucky for the birds!
93 – Nautilus House Mandala
Just about everything in The Nautilus House, designed/created by organic architect, Javier Senosiain, is round or curved; “the floor is the logarithmic spiral, adapting itself to the land.” This 2007 mollusc mansion, near Mexico City, is so filled with mandalas and mandala-like elements, that it would be easier for me to point out where there isn’t one!
81 – Négatif Mandala
I love the mandala-like art that Arthur-Louis Ignoré creates. This one is particularly striking with the use of white for the design over black as the background.
74 – Michael Graves Mandala
This past week world renowned architect, Michael Graves, passed away. Today’s mandala focuses on the pendulum and the oval interior … More
