Workers were brought in from Europe to lay the Italian marble mosaic that lies under cosmetics counters on the ground floor.

These remarks apply equally to marble, tile, mosaic, etc., floors.

The master bath has an open shower with an arched window looking into the tub, in a green marble mosaic.

The cliffs on the point fell sheer into deep water, so clear that everydetail of the coral below was etched like a marble mosaic.

These marble mosaics were part of a Gallo-Roman villa which was probably constructed in the 3rd century.

A great crack appeared in the floor near the doorway and shot across the marble mosaic to the foot of the dais.

Inside the bathhouses proper, marble mosaics tiled the elegant floors.

Its floor is made of a modern marble mosaic imitating ancient tradition, while the stucco walls and ceiling are covered in painting.

An urbane bathroom, above left, has marble mosaics resembling a crossword puzzle.

Several mural paintings were supplemented by floors of marble mosaic.