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The ceiling at Boma, one of our favorite restaurants at Walt Disney World. It's an African-themed buffet on the bottom level of the Animal Kingdom Lodge. Despite being a buffet, the food is always fresh and there are a great variety of flavors (plus enough standards to appeal to the kids).
The mirrored ceiling in a nearby casino caught my attention.
My camera caught the attention of security .... OPPS! No photography in casinos.
Learn something new every day....
Another camera club entry for the month of December, "In the Mirror"
The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is
a baroque French château located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 km southeast of Paris in the Seine-et-Marne département of France.
It was built from 1658 to 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of
Louis XIV. It is a lesser
known fact that Vaux-le-Vicomte was the inspiration behind the Palais de Versailles, the
crowning glory of French grandeur and splendor.
Ceiling decoration found at Esplanade is getting more like art installations. They are so beauuutiful!
I've always wanted to see this ceiling for myself. I was finally able to do so at this year's Door's Open Toronto. The intricate patterns on the ceilings are so refreshing and quite different from anything else here in the city.
Elizabeth remarried after the death of William and she and Tom Parkin purchased 136 Rata in Inglewood in 1911
Information taken from
"The Inglewood Laurences" by Margaret Poletti
1998
ISBN 0-773-05702-6
The Thirumalai Nayakkar palace in Madurai is the city's most impressive site after its main temple. The palace is a splendid complex of corridors and courtyards but only a fragment of its former dimensions.
Local ruler Thirumalai Nayak originally built the palace in the first half of the 17th century and it became one of the grandest palaces in Southern India. Succeeding generations were less kind and the complex was neglected, plundered and largely demolished. What we see today is largely a mid-19th century reconstruction of around a quarter of the palace's original expanse, but it is nonetheless a marvel to behold and a superb piece of Indian architecture, blending elements of Dravidian and Islamic styles in its ornate courtyard and halls.
For more on the palace and its history see the link below:-
This is the ceiling from EPCOT's Wonders of Life Pavilion. I liked all the shapes but wasn't sure about the photo as a whole. I rotated it to give it a bit of an "oomph" but I still don't know.
Thanks for looking.
Walsall's parish church of St Matthew overlooks the town from it's hilltop site as it has done for centuries. It's present appearance is mostly the result of remodelling and rebuilding in 1819-21 by architect Francis Goodwin, who entirely recased the nave and tower inside and out with pale Bath stone, which with it's elaborate late Georgian Gothic cast iron traceried windows now appears wholly of that date. The medieval chancel however (though much restored) remains in it's original red sandstone and is in sharp contrast to Goodwin's church.
The interior is stunning and something of a surprise; Goodwin totally replaced the nave arcades with slender cast iron arches supporting spacious galleries on three sides and clerestorey above. But the most memorable feature is the superb plaster ceiling, an early 19th century reimagining of a fan vault complete with huge hanging pendants, which beautifully punctuate it's otherwise flat forms.
Beyond the light and spacious nave (and a fine early 20th century rood screen) is the dark medieval chancel, somewhat restored and gloomy, owing to much late Victorian glass. It sits above a medieval crypt (two separate chambers) and an open passageway that lies under the high altar. The outstanding feature here is the set of medieval choir stalls (augmented by Victorian canopies) with misericords, 18 in all, that have been here since at least the Reformation (believed by some to have originated previously from Halesowen Abbey).
This is a really splendid church that rewards, surprises and welcomes the visitor, though sadly it's open hours outside of services are currently limited.
Ceiling detail of the National Gallery of Victoria's Great Hall. The ledlight ceiling was designed by Leonard French.
(http://www.photologium.com/architecture/national_gallery_of_victoria_great_hall_ceiling.html)
Norwich Cathedral is one of England's finest buildings and greatest cathedrals; It is one of the most complete examples of Romanesque architecture in the country (arguably the least altered Norman cathedral), has the second tallest spire in Britain and it's vaulted ceilings contain the largest collection of carved medieval roof bosses anywhere.
Surprisingly for so grand a building it is relatively inconspicuous from the city itself, standing on low ground and concealed within the old Cathedral Close, an enclave of tradition and relative peace apart from the noise of the city beyond it's gates. It's monastic past is much in evidence, particularly the magnificent cloisters, the largest and some of the finest in the country.
As stated most of the building dates from the 12th century and therefore exudes that solid Norman aesthetic, massively built but still graceful and beautiful. The central tower is unusually designed with arcading and windows beneath a double row of oculi, the tapering spire above it is a 15th century addition, aside from this the only major alterations to the ancient fabric externally are the tall 14th century clerestorey and flying buttresses of the choir and the gothic enlargement of various nave and aisle windows, principally the great perpendicular west window that takes up most of the west facade.
The interior is predominantly Norman too, except for the elaborate gothic vaulted ceilings that cover nave, choir and both transepts with a uniform design (originally these higher celings would have been of wood, stone vaults were added in the late medieval period to protect against fire, a job they performed well when the transept roofs were hit by incendiary bombs in World War II). These vaults display an unrivalled collection of narrative roof bosses, carved and coloured with Old & New Testament scenes (mainly in the nave and transepts, the choir bosses are mostly decorated with the emblem of their donor, Bishop Goldwell).
The cathedral has surprisingly few major monuments and sculptures compared to most of it's peers, but does have more exceptional medieval art in it's 14th & 15th century painted altarpieces, the most important being the Despenser Retable in the south east chapel, a unique survivial, hidden from danger during the Reformation & Civil War by being converted to the underside of a table. Further altarpieces here are formed of salvaged panels from redundant city churches. The medieval choir stalls also survive with a full set of carved misericords.
The stained glass by contrast is mostly Victorian and quite mixed (very little medieval glass survives). Striking modern glass by Keith New and John Hayward was installed in the north transept to commemorate the Millennium.
The cloisters to the south of the nave are one of my favourite places, all four walks are covered by yet more vaulted ceilings with over 400 more carved and repainted bosses (lower down and much easier to study than those inside the main body of the cathedral) spanning the long period of the cloister's construction throughout the 14th & !5th centuries.
Norwich Cathedral is special to me as being the subject of my earliest memories, recalling having been taken around the cathedral and cloisters as a 3 year old, which left a vivid impression on me and lead me to pursue an interest in church art and architecture years later, ultimately towards my present career in stained glass. Norwich Cathedral will always therefore have a touch of that nostalgic magic to me.
For more details see the Cathedral website below:-
www.cathedral.org.uk/historyheritage/Default.aspx
For more images and details see Simon Knott's entry on his Norfolk Churches website below:-
www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/norwichcathedral/norwichcathedr...
At Kingston Lacy Estate, a National Trust run property with extensive gardens in Dorset. To the west of the town of Wimborne Minster.
It was home of the Bankes family, who's original seat was at Corfe Castle until it's destruction during the English Civil War. A new site was chosen by Sir John Bankes, but the house was eventually built by his son Ralph Bankes.
The last owner of Kingston Lacy - Henry John Ralph Bankes gave the estate to the National Trust after his death in 1981 (a seven times great grandson of original creator Sir Ralph Bankes).
Kingston Lacy House is a Grade I listed building.
Kingston Lacey House, Pamphill
Interiors of the house. After entering around 11am (opening time) we had a look around the house. Photography is allowed, as long as you don't use flash!
Great looking house and rooms.
Ceiling
Malabon Ceiling Fan
H: 25” x D: 56” (64 cm x 142 cm)
Opening bid: P 2,000
Lot 818 of the Leon Gallery online auction on July 27-28, 2018. Please see www.leonexchange.com for more information.
This is a photograph of the ceiling of the former entrance to the Royal Ontario Museum in downtown Toronto. This part of the museum is now used only as a means to get to other parts within. It is a beautiful mosaic design.
For more information visit: ROM