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2. Vortex Garden - Wikipedia

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   A photograph of Goethe’s summerhouse in Weimar showing a stone pentagram on the floor provided the inspiration for the crop circle mosaic of limestone slabs in the pavilion with sparkling glass prisms in the dome design. The 108 egg-shaped walkway stepping-stones placed around the house provide a lunar evocation, mirrored in silver precious ...

3. Byzantine mosaics - Wikipedia

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   The mosaics in the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem show the influence of Byzantine designs Some Western art historians have dismissed or overlooked Byzantine art in general. For example, the deeply influential painter and historian Giorgio Vasari defined the Renaissance as a rejection of "that clumsy Greek style" ( "quella greca goffa maniera ...

4. Mosaic - Wikipedia

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   A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface. [1] Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly popular in the Ancient Roman world.

5. Tessera - Wikipedia

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   Ancient Roman decorative mosaic panels and floor mosaics were also produced during the 2nd century BC, particularly at sites such as Pompeii. Marble or limestone were cut into small cubes and arranged into representational designs and geometric patterns. Later, tesserae were made from colored glass, or clear glass backed with metal foils.

6. Stepping stones - Wikipedia

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   Natural stepping stone stream crossing: Descendant: Clapper bridge, Zig-zag bridge, Log bridge: Carries: Pedestrians: Span range: Has no spans, but stones must be spaced to allow water flow and a comfortable step or leap: Material: Selected stone: Movable: No: Design effort: Low-rustic to Artisan applied art design: Falsework required: No

7. Cosmati - Wikipedia

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   The differential resistance of the stones used in Cosmati work, marbles, porphyry and other coloured stones has resulted in uneven wear on pavements, which have been periodically repaired, whether finely or coarsely, since the late Middle Ages, with the result that modern assessments of the quality of individual works may be compromised by ...