However, we did get to see the Great Palace Mosaic Museum. It always amazes me when incredibly old pieces survive against all odds. This museum displays about 180 square metres of a very, very, very, large mosaic pavement, which is thought to have been added to the Great Palace of Byzantium, behind the present Blue Mosque. It was made somewhere between 450 and550 AD and features scenes of life, mythology, nature and hunting and is wonderful. Here are some of the scenes that I photographed:
These last two are my favourites:
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