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American Mosaic, 2016 winter issue!

For Download here!

Includes REAL pieces of  report in Greece by Richard Davis ...

 

Villa Raphaeli-Surany

Built in 1902 by architect Adam Dettloff for Mr. Raffaelli, the Villa Surany at 35 Boulevard de Cimiez, is a typical Belle Epoque building with its oriental style mosaic friezes and marble columns.

  Although mosaïcs are in  quite good condition, the rest of the building is currently undergoing a global facelift. Come and see it in a year or so!

Orthodoxy

The St Nicholas Orthodox Cathedra in Nice is the largest Russian Orthodox cathedral in Western Europe.It was consecrated in December 1912 in memory of Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, who died in Nice. Built in the style typical for 16th century churches of Moscow and Yaroslavl, the cathedral has five domes.

     Colorful stones, bricks and ceramics were used for the finishing of the  façade  On top of the green tiled onion domes are gilded crosses. Windows that are decorated with a tin-glazed pottery called majolica , not to forget a mosaic of the Holy Face of Christ.