Esther's photos with the keyword: tile

The Sunday Challenge: Yellow TSC20210320 122020

Chefchaouen, Morocco AIMG 8252

Feral cats in Chefchaouen, Morocco AIMG 8249

Mosaic workshop, Jordan AIMG 3840

The remains of the floor of a Byzantine structure near Mount Nebo, Jordan. It had been buried under a Bedouin campsite for years until the floor was discovered, portions of it charred by cooking fires. AIMG 3833

The remains of the floor of a Byzantine structure near Mount Nebo, Jordan. It had been buried under a Bedouin campsite for years until the floor was discovered, portions of it charred by cooking fires. AIMG 3831

St. George Church, Madaba, Jordan AIMG 3806

St. George Church, Madaba, Jordan "The Madaba Mosaic Map is a map of the region dating from the 6th century and preserved in the floor of the Greek Orthodox Basilica of Saint George, sometimes called the "Church of the Map". With two million pieces of colored stone, the map depicts hills and valleys, villages and towns in Palestine and the Nile Delta. The mosaic contains the earliest extant representation of Byzantine Jerusalem, labeled the "Holy City." The map provides important details about its 6th-century landmarks, with the cardo, or central colonnaded street, and the church of the Holy Sepulchre clearly visible. This map is one key in developing scholarly knowledge about the physical layout of Jerusalem after its destruction and rebuilding in 70 AD." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madaba AIMG 3798

Mosaics in the Church of St. John the Baptist - Jerash, Jordan AIMG 3651

Jerash, Jordan AIMG 3609

The prickly pear cactus was introduced to Sicily by the Spanish and has thrived in the climate. This one has sprung out between the roof tiles in Sicily The Sunday Challenge: Roof lines AIMG 9950

The original image was that of a bathroom tile and suffered from lens distortion and a less than perfect white balance. It makes a much better orb. I have included the original image as a note in this image. Thanks to Lars Hammar for the use of his texture, which can be found at www.flickr.com/photos/7603557@N08/15335254642/in/pool-textures_only NTSC: sliders/bathroom OIMG 4478A

Opera House, Sydney, Australia "Although the roof structures are commonly referred to as "shells" (as in this article), they are precast concrete panels supported by precast concrete ribs, not shells in a strictly structural sense.[12] The shells are covered in a subtle chevron pattern with 1,056,006 glossy white- and matte-cream-coloured Swedish-made tiles from Höganäs AB, a factory that generally produced stoneware tiles for the paper-mill industry. though, from a distance, the shells appear a uniform white." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Opera_House AIMG 7824

The ceiling of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy is composed of approximately 86,000 square feet of mosaic tiles made out of gold, bronze, and a number of other stones. AIMG_4748

The floor in St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy is composed of ornate patterns of marble tiles - some of which date back to the 12th Century. AIMG_4769

The floor in St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy is composed of ornate patterns of marble tiles - some of which date back to the 12th Century. AIMG_4764

The Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere is one of the oldest churches in Rome. A Christian house-church was founded on the site around 220 by Pope Saint Callixtus I. A larger church was built on the site in 340 by Pope Julius I. Major restorations took place in the fifth and the eight centuries. Pope Innocent II razed and re-erected the church in 1140. AIMG_2641

The Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere is one of the oldest churches in Rome. A Christian house-church was founded on the site around 220 by Pope Saint Callixtus I. A larger church was built on the site in 340 by Pope Julius I. Major restorations took place in the fifth and the eight centuries. Pope Innocent II razed and re-erected the church in 1140. AIMG_2641