Mosaic that survived earthquakes on display in Hatay museum
A 1,050-square-meter single-piece floor mosaic that survived the Feb. 6, 2023 earthquakes without damage is being displayed at the Necmi Asfuroğlu Archaeology Museum in Hatay.
Located in the central district of Antakya, the museum exhibits 340 artifacts from the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Medieval and Islamic periods, along with the single-piece floor mosaic uncovered during hotel construction works in 2010.
The museum-hotel concept building, which was closed after the Feb. 6, 2023 Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes and reopened on June 12, 2024 following maintenance and restoration works, continues to welcome visitors.
Visitors have shown strong interest in the artifact, believed to date back to the sixth century A.D. and regarded as “the world’s largest single-piece mosaic.”
