Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Ceilings are the closest mankind has come to imitating the natural dome of the world - the skies. We look up wanting to see the beauty above us, unattained and ethereal, yet soothing and wondrous. These ceilings from all over the world make me want to visit these places, so I can gaze in captivated amazement at the artful ideas expressed there. These are truly inspired.
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Hall of Mirrors,Versailles, France |
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Abbey Library of Saint Gall, Switzerland |
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Salon Urbain in Montreal, Canada |
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Shāh Chérāgh mosque in Shiraz, Iran |
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Tiffany & Company tile mosaic at the Marshall Field's Building in Chicago, Illinois |
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Galeries Lafayette in Paris |
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Los Angeles Public Library |
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Home entrance room, Cape Town, South Africa |
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Cosmovitral in Toluca, Mexico |
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Hall of the Two Sisters, Alhambra, Spain |
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Bank of Commerce Building in Toronto, Canada |
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The Peacock Room at Sammezzano Castle in Italy |
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Metro station in Naples, Italy |
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La Sagrada Família Church in Barcelona, Spain |
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Chamber of Human Rights and the Alliance of Civilizations at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland |
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Terrace at the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York City |
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Admont Abbey Library, Austria |
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Mirror Room of the Royal Palace in Brussels, Belgium (the green part is actually made from 1.6 million beetles) |
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Hall of Ambassadors at the Alcázar of Seville, Spain |
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National Assembly Building in Wales |
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Gran Hotel Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City |
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Trinity College Library in Ireland |
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Glass ceiling by Chihuly at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas |
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Victorian State Library, Australia |
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Pool at the Lausanne Palace & Spa in Switzerland |
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British Museum in London |
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Marrakech Menara Airport in Morocco |
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Elektrozavodskaya Metro Station in Moscow, Russia |
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Nishi Grand Stair Interior in Canberra, Australia |
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I won't forgive myself if I don't include the world's most famous ceiling - the Sistine Chapel |
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