Fantastic mosaic job

[Keith]

wow.Check this out for mosaic.And it was laid hundreds of years ago. Amazing floor in Cologne cathedral. The Koelsch bier was also great in cologne.

[sWe]

They sure knew their stuff

[Keith]

Bet they didn;t use Bal flexy.

[doug boardley]

I think I worked on that job, with Sir Ramic and a few other coffin dodgers!!

[TilingLogistics]

I think I worked on that job, with Sir Ramic and a few other coffin dodgers!!

Nah!!! That was after your time Doug

Kev

[doug boardley]

no need Kev!!

[Keith]

They started laying the mosiac sometime around the year 1750.The whole Dom took 500 years to build. Finished in 1880. Here endeth the history lesson. I think they worked @ 1 bier per metre2.

[whitebeam]

Could'nt even imagine how much something like that would cost today

[sWe]

Could'nt even imagine how much something like that would cost today

Do you think they charged per day or per sqm

[enduro]

Do you think they got them from Topps Tiles? thought i saw them in there catalogue.

[sWe]

Do you think they got them from Topps Tiles? thought i saw them in there catalogue.

I bet they didn't use Unibond tubbed 2in1 addy-grout though

[atec]

I'd love to try and do something like that,

[Rob Z]

While reading more about the Cologne cathredral, I found this photo of the staircase ascending the spire of the Ulm cathedral. Look at the stonework!

File:UlmMunster3.JPG - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Rob Z]

I can't get that link to work now. Here is another shot, although the photo quality isn't as good.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1159/...4d0add.jpg?v=0

[Dave]

wow!!!!! looks great rob..

[doug boardley]

I'd love to try and do something like that,

me too!

[doug boardley]

wow!!!!! looks great rob..

that is fantastic, the masonry and the vision to design something like that,very humbling

[sWe]

Not a job for the faint-hearted though...

[shane176]

do u think it was hard work..........

[Fred]

AND it all originates from the Eygptians...........stone work I mean..........then the Greeks took it a bit further, then the Romans even further............incredible stone work IMO.

[doug boardley]

AND it all originates from the Eygptians...........stone work I mean..........then the Greeks took it a bit further, then the Romans even further............incredible stone work IMO.

oh! I thought it was harry enfield and paul whitehouse, knocked it up before brew wivva bit o' 4x4x2!

[Fred]

oh! I thought it was harry enfield and paul whitehouse, knocked it up before brew wivva bit o' 4x4x2!

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[Fekin]

One thing for sure, I would never be able to do that without a whole lot more training, and then I still proabably be able to pull it off