Cathedral Floor Mosaic

The most famous feature of the cathedral is the 12th century floor mosaic covering the entire floor of the nave the sanctuary and the apse which is one of the best to survive.

Cathedral floor mosaic.

Media in category floor mosaics in cologne cathedral the following 19 files are in this category out of 19 total. And the cosmos is depicted in the crossing. The tree of life recounted in 600 square meters. Dating from 1163 to 1170 the floor mosaic covers 600 square metres.

It is in the style of cosmati flooring more common in for example florence or rome and the aim may have been to emulate the cosmati pavement in westminster abbey. When the cathedral architect john bentley died in early march 1902 he left no finished mosaics in the cathedral and very little in the way of mosaic drawings and designs. The christian world order and humankind are portrayed in the inner choir. The floor mosaic of the cathedral.

The focus of the multifigured program is the main apse calotte with its half figure of christ pantocrator which far surpasses all the other figures in style. The history of the archdiocese takes up the entire ambulatory and features the names and coats of arms of a number of cologne s bishops and archbishops. Commissioned by archbishop gionata it was realized by the pantaleone. The inlaid marble mosaic floor is one of the most ornate of its kind in italy covering the whole floor of the cathedral.

Different granites marbles and coloured stone are used. My friend and i are avid travelers but due to the constraints of covid 19 we decided to continue our love for visiting the wonders and sights of other countries by attending a webinar. The monreale cathedral thus presents the most extensive mosaic decor in italy surpassing even venice s san marco. The mosaic floor of the siena cathedral.

The sparkling quire mosaics created for the cathedral between 1891 and 1904 were the climax of nearly fifty years of engagement with mosaic work. This undertaking went on from the 14th to the 16th centuries and about forty artists made their contribution. The floor consists of 56 panels in different sizes. The floor mosaic covers three main themes each of which is portrayed in a different part of the choir.

It was thus left to future architects donors and designers supervised from 1936 by the cathedral art committee to decide on the mosaics. 2007 06 08 kölner dom 79 jpg 2 016 1 512.