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St George's Greek Orthodox Church Review

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St. George's Orthodox Church in Madaba, Jordan There is a map of the Middle East holy places with 230 mosaics. This church is not an attraction, so no one walks in and feels very quiet and solemn!

St George's Greek Orthodox Church

Posted: Apr 7, 2019
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  • 雨丝风片
    5/5Outstanding
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    Many artifacts in the Middle East were destroyed in the war, and this beautiful mosaic map was preserved by the earthquake, although only a quarter of the area, but did not affect the identification. The map clearly shows the names of the cities in the Bible at the time. The mosaic of the year is very different from the current. The mosaic of the past used natural stones, even the color of the stone is the original stone. This mosaic process of cutting natural stones into small pieces and then splicing together is a very complicated and fine process. There is also a small exhibition room on the side of the church, which displays the stories of the mosaic maps unearthed at the time. If you encounter large groups, there are local staff to explain for free.

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    Posted: Aug 2, 2019
  • sarah小piu
    5/5Outstanding
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    This is a 19th-century Greek Orthodox church, where Christians built it by accident to find mosaic maps on the ground, although not properly protected at the time, but still well preserved to this day. Although only a small part of the mosaic map has been preserved, the complexity of the original mosaic map can be inferred from the pattern, which depicts the biblical sites of the Middle East, and a large number of Greek slogans, which surprised tourists.

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    Posted: Jul 31, 2019
  • 狮子国女王
    5/5Outstanding
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    St. George's Orthodox Church - located in the city of Madaba, built in the 5th century AD. The church is best known for a mosaic mosaic here: the world's oldest map of the Middle East. This is a very precious original picture that we can take at will. The walls in this church are also mosaic style, very distinctive.

    3
    Posted: Nov 16, 2016
  • Tiramisu8511
    5/5Outstanding
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    Madeba is an Orthodox city, with hundreds of churches large and small, most famous is St. George's Church, engraved on the ground with the world's earliest map of the Middle East, all murals are mosaic spliced, and there are candles lit in the fifth century. St. John's Church is built on the site and there is a tall bell tower overlooking the city.

    4
    Posted: Dec 12, 2016
  • Rafa932
    5/5Outstanding

    来到马赛克之城马达巴,自然一定要来现存最早的中东地图的圣乔治东正教教堂,教堂外景优美建筑大气,内部地上用马赛克镶嵌的残缺的中东地图让人大开眼界,地图生动活泼的展现了当年约旦河流域和死海两岸繁盛的宗教活动,让人驻足流连。

    2
    Posted: May 8, 2017
  • Nekair
    5/5Outstanding
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    Went to see the world's oldest mosaic map, right on the church floor, above Jerusalem is the center of the world, and we bought a mosaic painting in the shop next to it. As a result, the driver took us to the crafts shop on the way back, and took people to the shopping point. I don't know if I learned it with the Chinese. So, sure enough, we bought a bigger mosaic painting! I can only say that it is coming, buy it and buy it!

    2
    Posted: Mar 16, 2017
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