by Kathryn Bromwich

Sightseeing usually revolves around buildings, parks and sprawling vistas, but when German photographer Sebastian Erras was in Marrakech a few months ago, he turned his gaze downwards to the mosaic floors. Once back in Paris, where he lives, he started photographing the floors there: "I had no idea there was such a variety of floors in Paris. It's like a treasure hunt."

He then went to Venice, where he spent four days seeking out floors for an interactive article on website Pixartprinting. "A lot of these are hidden in churches and monuments. People who live there have told me, 'I walk here every day and I never noticed the floors'. It's a different way of discovering a city."

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Source: http://www.theguardian.com/