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Designs covered almost every conceivable surface of the mosque, here a repeating pattern in each of the spaces between arches.
Tile work on the ceiling of the türbe or tomb of Sultan Murad III.
Istanbul, Turkey, September 2011
The main panel of the magnificent ceiling of the Franciscan Church of St. Francis of Assisi, in Valletta, Malta. The church was completed in 1607, but rebuilt in 1681, by order of Grand Master Gregorio Carafa, after structural defects were discovered.
I thought that the light unit and the structural elements of this ceiling offered interesting compositional possibilities.
This photo shot with a vintage Pentax K1000 from the mid 1970's on 35mm film. Film offers a look that I just love and which digital can only really approximate, in my opinion.
This house has been converted into a showroom and sales area for Tunisian rugs, many of extremely high quality. The house has an elaborately carved ceiling with a chandelier. I stood directly under the chandelier for this photo, so that you can see the chandelier and the roof above it. I very much like the symmetry in this photo.
This is the ceiling from Room 65 in the Sully Wing, 1st floor. This ceiling is surrounded by allegories representing Peace, Justice, Strength and Law, executed in trompe-l'oeil as framed paintings placed at the center of each side of the ceiling, and are framed by twelve naked male figures, in imitation marble, holding up garlands.