Anyone know how something like this could be repaired? How would they level out the ground underneath?
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I can imagine an aging venue today using grout and cheap carpet to get back in business if this happened to their hall.
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That’s absolutely incredible! Discovering such a well-preserved Roman mosaic is like stepping back in time
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This piece is part of a carpet that consists of almost 10,000 square meters:
>The longest mosaic in the country – as a single piece – has been found in the recently opened Hilton Antakya hotel museum in Turkey.
>This incredible mosaic was discovered during the construction of the building, which was designed by Emre Arolat and has 199 rooms.
>Located in the central area of the city of Antioch, near the Grotto of St. Peter, one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Christianity, it is common for workers in this region to occasionally find relics hidden behind rocks.
>While the hotel’s views may be impressive – it is surrounded by mountains and the rooms are arranged like glass containers – its guests will discover a “little” hidden gem beneath their feet: rubble from streets, walls and ancient Roman mosaics.
>As Metropolis explains, this “stone labyrinth” is part of the ancient Greek city of Antioch on the Orontes, famous for its multiculturalism in one of the corners of the Mediterranean and where Latins, Greeks and Aramaeans traded with each other and lived together.
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That is quite literally amazing.
That’s some alien shit right there.
Looking at it sent ripples through my brain
Anyone know how something like this could be repaired? How would they level out the ground underneath?
I can imagine an aging venue today using grout and cheap carpet to get back in business if this happened to their hall.
That’s absolutely incredible! Discovering such a well-preserved Roman mosaic is like stepping back in time
This piece is part of a carpet that consists of almost 10,000 square meters:
>The longest mosaic in the country – as a single piece – has been found in the recently opened Hilton Antakya hotel museum in Turkey.
>This incredible mosaic was discovered during the construction of the building, which was designed by Emre Arolat and has 199 rooms.
>Located in the central area of the city of Antioch, near the Grotto of St. Peter, one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Christianity, it is common for workers in this region to occasionally find relics hidden behind rocks.
>While the hotel’s views may be impressive – it is surrounded by mountains and the rooms are arranged like glass containers – its guests will discover a “little” hidden gem beneath their feet: rubble from streets, walls and ancient Roman mosaics.
>As Metropolis explains, this “stone labyrinth” is part of the ancient Greek city of Antioch on the Orontes, famous for its multiculturalism in one of the corners of the Mediterranean and where Latins, Greeks and Aramaeans traded with each other and lived together.
[Source](https://www.abc.es/cultura/abci-lujoso-hotel-turquia-alberga-mosaico-romano-1050-metros-cuadrados-201905090103_noticia.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.es%2Fcultura%2Fabci-lujoso-hotel-turquia-alberga-mosaico-romano-1050-metros-cuadrados-201905090103_noticia.html) (translated from Spanish)
Where did you get the earthquake part from? Seems much more likely that the ground deformed unevenly
The craftsmanship of ancient civilizations never ceases to amaze me.