Holy Land mosaic by boxplayer

Holy Land mosaic

Thought to be the oldest cartographic depiction of the Holy Land, this incredible 6th century mosaic is still in good nick on the floor of the Byzantine St George's Church in Madaba.

Our guide described this bit with the two fishes - one is leaving the Dead Sea and one is swimming towards it - the one leaving is looking grumpy as if to warn the one arriving that it's not a great place to be heading for. And we all laughed - and he said 'see the original artists are still making us laugh millennia later'.

Sunset https://365project.org/boxplayer/365-2023/2023-09-25

25 September 2023
Madaba, Jordan
I love the mosaics, the history. This mosaic is stunning.
October 4th, 2023  
Wow......how fabulous is that....
October 4th, 2023  
Beautiful mosaics and lovely narrative.
October 4th, 2023  
Great mosaic & narrative.
October 4th, 2023  
Fascinating.
October 4th, 2023  
What a fabulous mosaic.
October 4th, 2023  
woah - this is so cool!
October 5th, 2023  
I loved these mosaics
October 5th, 2023  
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