Benghazi, Libya | Exquisite Byzantine Mosaics 🎨

🙋‍♂️ Hey friends! Tommy here—189 countries and counting! 😇 Libya 🇱🇾 isn’t just about Roman ruins—east of Benghazi lies Qasr Libya, hiding two 6th-century churches with breathtaking mosaics! 🏰 The Churches of Qasr Libya 📍 East Church (Built 539 AD, Byzantine Era) 50 stunning mosaics preserved in a tiny on-site museum. Depictions include: The Nile flooding, with the river god sailing 🚢 Triton (Greek myth) riding waves 🌊 Wildlife: ostriches, lions, giraffes 🦒 The Lighthouse of Alexandria (Egypt) 🔦 📍 West Church Closed to visitors, but you can peek through the gates to see more mosaics! ✨ Why These Mosaics Are Special Unlike Italian Byzantine art, these mosaics are a cultural fusion: ✔ Christian symbolism ✝️ ✔ Greek mythology 🏛️ ✔ Egyptian influences (Nile scenes) 🌾 ✔ Roman imperial grandeur 🦅 📷 Imagine walking into church 1,500 years ago—not looking up at frescoes, but down at a floor of storytelling art! ⚠️ Travel Tips Extremely rare visit—few tourists make it here. Photography may be restricted (ask guides politely). Part of Libya’s forgotten heritage—preservation is fragile. #Libya #HiddenGem #ByzantineArt #Mosaics #WorldHeritage #MediterraneanCulture #OffTheBeatenPath 🌍✨