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222 Malone Street, Houston, Texas

The Beer Can House

February 3, 2011

These stones are part of the driveway near the sidewalk. Here's another post showing the uniquely ornamented dwelling. Apparently the whole project began with the concrete.

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A Tower on the Floor, Monreale

Monreale, Sicily, Italy ~ April 29, 2004

Monreale Cathedral

I seem to be having "Monreale Day" here in Tapirgal's blog world. Please visit two more blogs for more of marvelous Monreale. You can also follow this link to see other posts about Monreale on Animal Art Along the Way.

. Tapirgal's Daily Image

. Animal Art Along the Way

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Another Bit of the Floor, with Column

London ~ February 20, 2010

Natural History Museum

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Patterns

London ~ February 20, 2010

Museum of Natural History

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Mosaic Floor in the Museum

London ~ February 20, 2010

Museum of Natural History

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Hotel Steps, South Kensington

London ~ February 19, 2010

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Like a Flower

Photo by Kate Joshi
Santa Barbara, California ~ July 7, 2005

My friend Kate sent this one from a trip to Santa Barbara.

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An Ancient Design on the Floor?

New York ~ May 7, 2009

Metropolitan Museum of Art

I believe this was in the Roman section. Since it's on the floor for everyone to walk on, I think it must be a reproduction or a design meant to recall the period.

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Wading Bird Mosaic

Dallas, Texas ~ April 13, 2007

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

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Woodpecker Mosaic

Guadalupe, Panama ~ January 11, 2010

Los Quetzales Ecolodge

See today's post on my Animal Art Along the Way blog for another bird mosaic at Los Quetzales.

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Monreale Star

Monreale, Sicily ~ April 29, 2004
On the floor of the cathedral

Here is a photo of the adjoining cloister on Tapirgal's Daily Image.

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Compass Rose: Belém, western Lisbon, Portugal

Oeiras, Portugal ~ July 24, 2009

Photo by JM

Many thanks to JM of Oeiras and environs daily photo for the use of this magnificent piece of pavement! You MUST enlarge it. Those are actually people down there! For the full story and comments check out JM's original post of the rose.

I also learned from JM that this type of pavement pattern (the black and white wavy lines) originated in Portugal. Having not been to Portugal (yet), I first encountered similar patterns in Brazil. In fact, I posted one of the sidewalks from Sao Paulo during the first week of Tapirgal's Daily Image.

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Slither

Los Angeles ~ 2003

From the series "Los Angeles Urban Art 2003"

by Francisca

Francisca wrote, "These were all taken on the Metro Train route from LA Airport to downtown . . . each stop has wonderful urban art."

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