Ancient street art, a photo from Bitola, West

Photographer's Note

Probably this picture will have no success but I like to show the places that are not known on TE.
There were a few images from Heraklea but many years ago. I love ancient ruins so I was glad we had the place in our trip schedule.

It is literally the street art as it is an ancient mosaic floor.

Famous for its dazzling mosaics, ancient theater and Roman baths, Heraclea is the most vividly preserved city from the surviving Ancient Macedonian Empire in the country.

Heraclea Lyncestis was an ancient Macedonian city situated 2 km south of the present-day town of Bitola, Republic of Macedonia. It was founded by Philip II of Macedon in the middle of the 4th century BC, after he had conquered the surrounding region of Lyncestis and incorporated it into his kingdom of Macedon. The city was named in honor of the mythological Greek hero Heracles. The epithet Lyncestis means "the Land of the Lynx" in Greek.

I have, as usual, a bit of the problem, what to show, I visited quite many places. So the pictures are taken at random. And not many days left before the next adventure :).

Heraklea on the map

Bigger beta picture

Broader view of the ruins

ikeharel, acevherli, Fis2, jhm, holmertz, PaulVDV, PiotrF, alvaraalto, ChrisJ, tyro, mcmtanyel oznaczył to zdjęcie jeko użyteczne

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lousat (120939) 2018-10-04 0:26

Ciao Malgo,the ruins aren't most attractive as i can see in the WS,not most things remains,while this mosaic is incredible,very well preserved and taken in a fantastic sharpness,bright colors too. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

ifege (20851) 2018-10-04 0:46

Hi Malgo
Beautiful mosaics - they remind me of the great ones in Villa Romana near Piazza Armerina in Central Sicily. very well presented.
cheers
Ian

acevherli (492) 2018-10-04 1:11

Hi Emka,
Wow!
Wonderful colours and nice mozaik...
Good shot...
Congratulations...

Fis2 (142527) 2018-10-04 1:22

Czesc Malgosiu!
Zaiste mozaiki godne pokazania.
Ładne kolory i ostrosc.
Dobra prezentacja.
Milego dnia.
Pozdrawiam.
Krzysztof

jhm (191245) 2018-10-04 4:39

Hello Malgo,

Probably this picture will have no success why not!
Every picture has his charm
Also the nice wall pictures.
Composotion and presentation are amazing.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

Sergiom (115586) 2018-10-04 6:15

Ciao Malgo,

Un diptyque tout ŕ fait remarquable. Il y a beaucoup de travail de recherche et aussi une trčs bonne technique dans cette oeuvre ou les détails sont tous d'une grande netteté.

Amicalement

Serge

Silvio1953 (191113) 2018-10-04 6:46

Ciao cara Malgo, great view of fantastic artwork, wonderful colors, fine details and splendid sharpness, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

holmertz (83260) 2018-10-04 7:14

Hello Malgo,
Incredibly beautiful mosaics, photographed with good sharpness and colours. It's a pity that some areas are damaged, but considering how very old they are it's fantastic that most parts of them are so well preserved.
Kind regards,
Gert

fritzi007 (14698) 2018-10-04 7:26

Hello Malgo,
wunderschönes Mosaik, einfach fantastisch (würde es bei mir zu Hause brauchen wegen Haus-Gestaltung
Alles Gute
Wolfgang

PaulVDV (49020) 2018-10-04 11:12

Hello Malgo,
I liked my visit of Heraklea very much and the mosaics were wonderful (albeit with a lot of damage of course).
Here you present us some very colourful mosaics.
It was interesting to visit an ancient site where the excavations were still going on.
Best regards, Paul

Tue (71792) 2018-10-04 14:00

Hello Malgo,
Four amazing photos depicting the floor mosaics. The ancient artwork still looks fantastic and its textures and colours are beautiful and very well and clearly captured. Very well done!
Lars

PiotrF (42552) 2018-10-04 15:34

Czesc Malgo
O tym miejscu zapomnialem, zeby je pokazac . Poprawie sie moze kiedys.
Ladne te mozaiki. Mnie zadziwil sposob konserwacji ich na okres zimy - po prostu sa zasypywane takim zwirkiem i juz ;)
Ciekawa prezentacja miejsca faktycznie malo pokazywanego
pozdrawiam
Piotr
ps Znalazlem u siebie zdjecie mozaiki walczacych zwierzat ktorego nie pokazalas ;)

Nicou (188346) 2018-10-04 21:19

Hello

quel dessin et art de rue fantastique image et captage quel rendu et mootif cette mosďque ces animaux les arbres quel ensemble mervielleux.
Bravo et amitié
Nciou

ikeharel (98732) 2018-10-05 6:47

Ancient mosaic art, marvelous all four pictures of diff. sections, Malgo.
Back in time, there were cameras. So, best skilled painters, sculptors and mosaic artists were able to do and elaborate any kind of arts. The WS gave good perspective over the ruins area.
Good afternoon,
Ike

Cricri (176) 2018-10-05 10:27

Hi Malgorzata
Bon travail d'assemblages, le rendu des couleurs et la netteté sont excellente, bonne présentation
Bonne soirée
cricri

alvaraalto (38574) 2018-10-05 11:17

Hello Malgo,
The preferences of our fellow TE members are sometimes incomprehensible, but this beautifully framed street mosaic must certainly get our appreciation.
There is a lot to enjoy on this rich artwork that you present very well.
The workshop is also a valuable bonus.
Excellent work
Have a good weekend, groet Rob

ChrisJ (152324) 2018-10-05 12:34

Ciao Malgo

It was worth the trip to the archaeological site for these incredible mosaics alone. An amazing quartet of images depicting the intricate tile work with perfect color and sharpness. And so close to Bitola too. I should have gone there when I was in Bitola. Tfs!

gervaso (27373) 2018-10-05 13:45

Hello, Malgo!

It's a beautiful art on the floor, which you show us here with very nice colors and perfect sharpness! I can see some beautiful birds in these drawings! Very interesting contribution to TE!

tyro (29026) 2018-10-06 5:32

Hi dear Malgo,

As always, you have written a fascinating and informative note and this time given us two delightful photographs to admire. Your workshop image shows us the broader view of these ruins perfectly while your main picture is a lovely colourful quartet of very intricate and artistically accomplished mosaics which presumably adorned the walls (and perhaps floors) of these ancient buildings.

An excellent presentation for TE!

Fabulous!

Kind Regards,

John.

P.S. So where is the next adventure? :) xx

Ilonka1974 (5369) 2018-10-06 12:08

Witaj Malgorzata,
Bardzo dobrze ze zachowaly sie te piekne starozytne mozaiki do dnia dzisiejszego.
Super prezentacja.
Pozdrawiam
Janusz

mcmtanyel (54455) 2018-10-21 16:49

Hello Malgo,
These mosaics are loverly, thanks for making them the main entry. I like the broader view of the ruins, the town reminds me of an Anatolian town. 👍👍
Regards,
MT

jmdias (91838) 2018-11-13 23:46

malgo

I like a lot ancient mosaics and these ones are fabulous samples. anyway we can see they are something naif in terms of design while some mosaics are very realistic.

take care

jorge

maloutim (13175) 2018-12-30 0:16

Hi Malgo,
I think you were modest in thinking that this picture wouldn't have success ! Personally I chose it between all the others on the page.
I think it's stunning and really interesting the way you managed to pűt 4 photos in the collage ! It really shows us the variety of the artistic mosaics, and they are all beatiful, and so delicately done in details and colours.
Interesting too the WS showing the setting.
Have a great Sunday and Happy New Year !
Marie-Louise.