Jordan is home to an even greater number of mosaic floors. Apparently, it was the thing to do if you were a Byzantine in Jordan in the 6th or 7th century...




Noah's ark scenes (note the pairs of animals) on the floor of the Byzantine Church in Petra.




The floor in another historic church at Mt. Nebo.




This floor mosaic from a church in Madaba is actually the remnants of an elaborate map of the Holy Land (you can just make out the Dead Sea and Jordan river in the top portion). It was used by arriving pilgrims to plan out their journeys.