We are spending 2 weeks in France. Does anyone know where I can see great mosaics?
Posted by
South Florida
776 posts
Modern?
Paris Just a start on the many
Sacre Coeur: http://www.sacre-coeur-montmartre.com/english/history-and-visit/article/the-apse-mosaic
Space Invader: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/04/famous-space-invader-mosaics-disappear-paris-streets
Saint-Jean-Bosco; https://www.patrimoine-histoire.fr/Patrimoine/Paris/Paris-Saint-Jean-Bosco.htm
Passages: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Floor_mosaics_of_Galerie_Vivienne
Posted by
France
408 posts
Where in France do you plan to be?
Posted by
OP
4 posts
Paris, Normandy coast, Vichy, Provence, Strasbourg, and Nice.
Posted by
Paris
2466 posts
That's too much territory...you should concentrate on Paris.
Posted by
The Heartland USA
8972 posts
In 2015 we saw some interesting mosaics on the lowest floor of the Louvre. I believe they were Persian, or perhaps older.
Posted by
Corvallis OR
7161 posts
There are some ancient Roman mosaics in the museums at Orange and Vaison la Romaine, and maybe Uzes, if that's what you're after. All in Provence.
Posted by
Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23626 posts
You do realize that mosaics are more closely associated with the Romans, Greeks, and the Med area? The best mosaics will be in museums like the Louvre. Now exactly where will you be in France?