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Mosaics

Remains of Byzantine churches with magnificent mosaic floors from the 6th to 8th cent.

Madaba

Madaba

Known as the City of Mosaics, home of the world famous map of the Holy Land, and other notable mosaic floors, mostly from the 6th and 7th century.

Madaba Map

Madaba Map

Extensive information and photos of the world famous mosaic map of the Holy Land, 2nd half of 6th century

Archaeological Park 1

Archaeological Park 1

Eastern section: Exhibition of mosaics, Hippolytus Hall, Virgin Mary Church, Crypt of St. Elianus, Roman Street, the Madaba Institute for Mosaic Art and Restoration.

Archaeological Park 2

Archaeological Park 2

Western section: the Burnt Palace with two wings, the Martyrs' Church (al-Khadir), and remains of a paved courtyard and Roman street.

Hippolytus Hall

Hippolytus Hall

The elaborate figurative design of the floor of a private villa from the 6th century is unique among Jordan's mosaics. It depicts the ancient myth of Hippolytus.

Church of the Apostles

Church of the Apostles

A magnificent mosaic floor, created in 578, not disfigured by iconoclasts. In the center it has the famous medallion with a personification of the Sea.

Madaba Archaeological Museum

Madaba Museum

Several old houses and courtyards display mosaic floors found in situ or in other places, as well as archaeological and ethnographic exhibits.

Crypt of St. Elianus

Crypt of St. Elianus

Located under the destroyed Church of the Prophet Elias in Madaba, decorated with beautiful mosaics from 595/596.

Mount Nebo

Mount Nebo

Peak from where the prophet Moses saw the Promised Land, and where he died. Memorial with architectural remains and Byzantine mosaics of outstanding value.

Diakonikon-Baptistery Mosaic

Diakonikon-Baptistery

Intact Byzantine mosaic from 530 AD with hunting and pastoral scenes and the name of its creators, the mosaicists Soel, Kaium, and Elias. Moses Basilica, Mount Nebo

Khirbet al-Mukhayyat

Khirbet al-Mukhayyat

Site of the ancient town of Nebo with Byzantine churches, and one of the finest mosaics in Jordan, with daily life depictions, including wine making.

Byzantine Church Petra

Byzantine Church Petra

The site surprises the visitor with exquisite and well-preserved figurative floor mosaics, created in the 5th and 6nd centuries AD.

Umm ar-Rasas

Umm ar-Rasas

World Heritage site with Roman, Byzantine and early Muslim ruins from the 3rd to 9th centuries. Excellent mosaic floors, and a unique stylite tower.

St. Stephen’s complex

St. Stephen’s complex

Umm er-Rasas photo tour, part 2: Four churches and adjacent buildings under a huge shelter. Spectacular mosaics from the 6th to 8th centuries.

Church of the Lions

Church of the Lions

Splendid mosaic in the central apse of one of the many Byzantine churches of Umm er-Rasas, usually protected with fabric panels and sand.

Church of Saints Cosmas and Damianus

Church of Saints Cosmas and Damianus

Constructed between 529 and 533 AD in Jerash, it features a remarkable mosaic floor depicting wonderful animal and human images.

Gadara - Mosaics

Gadara - Mosaics

Mosaics which were excavated in the thermal baths of Heracleides, on display under a gallery of the Antiquity Museum in Gadara.

Madaba Cat & Friends

Madaba Cat & Friends

Paper mosaics for kids & grown-ups. Printouts and instructions based on inspiring examples of mosaic art from Jordan.

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