Orlando International Airport is a very busy place. People come here from all over to visit all the theme parks and water recreation that we have to offer here in Orlando, Florida. There is another wonderful element that this airport offers - mosaics - and lots of it!
15 mosaic murals originally were located on the walls of Cincinnati's Union Terminal railway station. Created in the 1930's, the technique used to create these mosaics was very different. "Silhouette Style" is what this mosaic method became known as.
The Watts Towers of Simon Rodia, his masterpiece and the world's largest single construction created by one individual, was his obsession for 33 years. He called it, "Nuestro Pueblo" or "Our Town". It is located in the community of Watts in South Central Los Angeles, California.
The New York City subway system has a great public art collection that includes photography, stained glass, and of course mosaic art. Here are several large mosaic installations.
If you go to Italy, you must visit Ravenna. It has the oldest mosaics ever found. This Baptistery contains mosaics dating back to the 5th century. Come inside and see.
"Le Palais Ideal," means the Ideal Palace. Ferdinand Cheval, a postman, built this Palace over a period of 33 years of his life. It is made of sandstone and the mosaics are wonderful!
This wealthy Roman city was uncovered and has been preserved in Vienne, France. The mosaics have been displayed in this museum. It is a wonderful testament to how mosaics were made in the past.
Gaudi created this wondrous home in Barcelona Spain, with ornamental balconies that look like skulls or masks and columns that look like bones. The home is filled with symbolism, color, light and shapes and stained glass and mosaics you won't believe!
