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Mosaic floors
39 Harrington Gardens, South Kensington, London: detail of mosaic floor by the entrance vestibule
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NOTES: No. 39 was the home of the composer W. S. Gilbert of Gilbert & Sullivan, who commissioned Ernest George & Peto in 1882.
Rousdon, Devon: detail of floor mosaic on the second floor corridor
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NOTES: The main house at Rousdon was by George for Sir Henry William Peek and built 1874-1883, but he also designed the stables and lodges (1873), farm buildings (1874) and schools (1876) for the estate.
Rousdon, Devon: corridor with mosaic floor
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NOTES: The main house at Rousdon was by George for Sir Henry William Peek and built 1874-1883, but he also designed the stables and lodges (1873), farm buildings (1874) and schools (1876) for the estate.
Cathedral of Santa Maria, Seville: the chapter house
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NOTES: The cathedral which is on the site of the city's Almohad Mosque was constructed in 1402-1506. In 1511 the dome collapsed and was repaired, but collapsed again in 1888 following an earthquake. The chapter house, also called the Cabildo, was originally built between 1558-1592.
Palais Garnier (Opera de Paris), Place de l'Opera, Paris: detail of the mosaic floor in the foyer
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SOURCE: Charles Garnier: Le nouvel opera de Paris, vol. II (Paris, 1880), pl. 20-21
Palais Garnier (Opera de Paris), Place de l'Opera, Paris: details of the mosaic pavements
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SOURCE: Charles Garnier: Le nouvel opera de Paris, vol. II (Paris, 1880), pl. 38-39
Palais Garnier (Opera de Paris), Place de l'Opera, Paris: details of the mosaic pavements
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SOURCE: Charles Garnier: Le nouvel opera de Paris, vol. II (Paris, 1880), pl. 40-41
Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta, Aquileia: the mosaic floors in the southern hall
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NOTES: The ancient town of Aquileia is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Basilica was originally erected by Patriarch Poppo in 1031 and rebuilt in 1379. It has fresco decoration and floor mosaics dating from the 4th-6th centuries. In 2004 the architects GTRF (Giovanni Tortelli and Roberto Frassini) won a competition for the ÔÇÿReorganisation of the areas around the Basilica complex and the creation of a Museum for the Mosaics of the southern hall of the BaptisteryÔÇÖ. The first phase seen here was completed in 2012.
Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta, Aquileia: the mosaic floors in the southern hall
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NOTES: The ancient town of Aquileia is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Basilica was originally erected by Patriarch Poppo in 1031 and rebuilt in 1379. It has fresco decoration and floor mosaics dating from the 4th-6th centuries. In 2004 the architects GTRF (Giovanni Tortelli and Roberto Frassini) won a competition for the ÔÇÿReorganisation of the areas around the Basilica complex and the creation of a Museum for the Mosaics of the southern hall of the BaptisteryÔÇÖ. The first phase seen here was completed in 2012.