Saturday, April 28, 2007

Madaba Mosaic

On the floor of St. George Orthodox church in MadabaJordan, lies the remnants of a mosaic map which is the oldest map of the Holy Land.
Originally about 94 sq. meters, only a quarter of it has been preserved.

More about it here.

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