Babylon

Pique Assiette mosaic made of broken ceramic, handmade ceramic shapes, smalti tile, shells, coral, stones, buttons, and glass on tile backer board.

I'd love to take a trip to Turkey, Jordan or Egypt in the winter to see some of the ancient cities of the middle east. This is my interpretation of the lost city of Babylon, one of the most famous cities from any civilization. Once the capital of Babylonia in southern Mesopotamia, (about 60 miles south of present day Baghdad, Iraq), the beauty of the city with its hanging gardens and elaborately decorated structures was at one time the largest city in the world with over 200,000 residents and one of the Seven Ancient Wonders.