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This was the ceiling in the entrance to the Varlaam monastery at the fabulous area of Meteora ( a UNESCO World Heritage site) , near Volos , Greece. The monastery was somehow "balanced" on the top of a huge natural rock pillar, which was accessed by a steep stone stairway of some 150 steps . The wooden ceiling had an octagonal recess in which this painting was situated.
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Original ceiling of the late eighteenth century triumphal arch in West Wycombe Park, West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.
The Arch is a Grade II* listed building, for more information follow this link to the Heritage Gateway:
www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?ui...
This photo is not as crisp as possible, but I wanted to capture the amazing ceiling detail. The light in the Library of Congress was challenging and I was using a point-n-shoot Canon. But I wanted to upload this as it reminded me of some of the ceilings in the Paris Opera House.
The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is a double arcade. The structure is formed by two glass-vaulted arcades intersecting in an octagon covering the street connecting Piazza del Duomo to Piazza della Scala.
The visit to teamLab Borderless was amazing. This is a photo of the glass ceiling reflecting the lights and people. www.teamlab.art/e/planets/. (that is me in the middle so I guess I could call this a selfie😂)
"The Ballroom ceiling is divided into twenty-seven parts. Each section has raised moulded edges, gilded tracery and a gilded centrepiece.
The chandeliers are original and were converted from gas to electricity in the nineteenth century."
No tripod used!!
Trinity College Library. Dublin.
The Long Room
The 65-metre-long (213 ft) main chamber of the Old Library, the Long Room, was built between 1712 and 1732 and houses 200,000 of the Library's oldest books. Initially The Long Room had a flat ceiling, shelving for books only on the lower level, and an open gallery. By the 1850s the room had to be expanded as the shelves were filled due to the fact that the Library had been given permission to obtain a free copy of every book that had been published in Ireland and Britain. In 1860, The Long Room's roof was raised to accommodate an upper gallery.
The Long Room is lined with marble busts. The marble bust collection was formed when 14 busts from the famous sculptor Peter Scheemakers were acquired by the college. Many of the busts are of great philosophers, writers, and men who supported the college. The most outstanding bust in the collection is of the writer Jonathan Swift, created by Louis François Roubiliac]
The Long Room also holds one of the last remaining copies of the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic. This proclamation was read by Patrick Pearse near the General Post Office on 24 April 1916. Visitors may also view the Trinity College harp (also known as the "Brian Boru harp") in The Long Room that is the oldest of its kind in Ireland dating back to the 15th century. The harp is made out of oak and willow and includes 29 brass strings.
View of non-asbestos 1-foot square ceiling tile in room of building with asbestos paper sub-layer between tile and attic space above. The ceiling tiles were each individually nailed in place (not adhered) on a suspended grid of wooden furring strips. Nails were each hidden inside perforation holes. Surface of center tile has been peeled away showing brown, cellulosic, non-asbestos fiber matrix; asbestos paper shows slight yellow aging.