Amazing World’s Largest Mosaic Piece Made By 13 Different Ancient Civilizations At Museum Hotel Antakya

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com -  The Museum Hotel Antakya in Turkey is today of great archaeological importance.  During construction of the hotel, an amazing, 2,000-year-old mosaic was discovered. The mosaic rug extends over 1050 square meters! It’s the world’s largest mosaic piece and it’s really an astonishing sight.

Credit: The Museum Hotel Antakya

During excavation works, scientists also found several Eros statuettes, ancient coins, metal objects, and 30 thousand terracotta artifacts.

Archaeologists and architects who worked hard to restore this priceless mosaic say it was created by 13 different ancient civilizations. The decorative motifs are from the Hellenistic period until the Islamic period.

Credit: The Museum Hotel Antakya

The best news is we can all admire this spectacular masterpiece made by our ancestors. The newly opened Antakya Museum Hotel designed by the firm EAA–Emre Arolat Architecture now offers its visitors an incredible journey through time going back thousands of years.

A tremendous degree of coordination was needed to build the ambitious structure, which covers an area of 366,000 square feet. The goal was to preserve precious parts of history, and the plan was successful.

Credit: World Architecture Community

When Emre Arolat Architecture started working on the project, the vision was to turn the building into a museum and a hotel that could coexist together. The project started in 2009 and was finished in May, 2019.

It can be added that Antakya is one of the oldest settlements in Anatolia. The hotel is located in the vicinity of St. Pierre Church which is one of the most important pilgrimage sites of Christianity.

The Museum Hotel Antakya is now open to visitors from all over the world who are welcome to admire this astonishing ancient mosaic legacy.

Written by Conny Waters – AncientPages.com Staff Writer

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