Esther's photos with the keyword: ceiling

"The Church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés is a Catholic parish church located in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés quarter of Paris. It was originally the church of a Benedictine abbey founded in 558 by Childebert I, the son of Clovis, King of the Franks. The abbey was destroyed by the Vikings, rebuilt, and renamed in the 8th century for Saint Germain, a 6th century bishop. It was rebuilt with elements in the new Gothic style in the 11th century, and was given the earliest flying buttresses in the Ile de France in the 12th century. It is considered the oldest existing church in Paris" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Germain-des-Pr%C3%A9s_(abbey) It was badly damaged during the French Revolution and recreated/reimagined in the mid-1800's as a medieval church. The interior is strikingly beautiful and the organ is awe inspiring. AP1089373

U.S. Capitol Building. AIMG 9958-1

The Sunday Challenge: showcase various lamps or other methods of lighting. TSCIMG 8934

King Abdullah Mosque - Amman, Jordan This mosque can hold 3,000 worshipers. AIMG 3714

Rome - Oratorio de Santissimo Sacramento The Oratorio del Santissimo Sacramento was built between 1576 and 1596. It was completely rebuilt around 1727. Most of the interior frescoes are by Luigi Martinori and date from the mid 19th century. AIMG 8728

A portion of the ornate ceiling of the Holy Name Parish Church - West Roxbury, Massachusetts The Sunday Challenge: Leading lines AIMG 4822

A portion of the ornate ceiling of the Holy Name Parish Church - West Roxbury, Massachusetts Not the Sunday Challenge: Leading Lines AIMG 4789

Iglesia de Guapulo, Quito, Ecuador AIMG 0566

Venice, Italy AIMG_4731

The ceiling of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy is composed of approximately 86,000 square feet of mosaic tiles made out of gold, bronze, and a number of other stones. AIMG_4748

The ceiling of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy is composed of approximately 86,000 square feet of mosaic tiles made out of gold, bronze, and a number of other stones. AIMG_4747

One of the ceilings in the Doge's Palace. "The Doge's Palace (Italian: Palazzo Ducale) is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice, northern Italy. The palace was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the Republic of Venice, opening as a museum in 1923. Today it is one of the 11 museums run by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge%27s_Palace,_Venice AIMG_47893

Achilleion Palace in Corfu, Greece, was built in 1890 by Austrian Empress, Elizabeth of Bavaria. After her assasination, German Kaiser Wilhelm II purchased Achilleion Palace and used it as his summer residence. It was used as a military hospital for French and Serbian troops during World War I and as military headquarter for axis powers during World War II. It is now managed by the Hellenic Tourist Organisation and is open to the public. AIMG_4042

Diocletian's Palace in Split, Croatia was built by Roman emperor Diocletian at the beginning of the 4th Century as a retirement home. The Romans eventually abandonned the palace and in the 7th century, local residents occupied it to escape from the barbarians. It has remained occupied since then. The enormous basement filled with trash until it was excavated in the middle of the 20th Century to reveal amazingly thick walls and vaulted ceilings. AIMG_4317

Not only are you surrounded by art in the Vatican Museums, many of the ceilings and walls are decorated as well. AIMG_2416

Not only are you surrounded by art in the Vatican Museums, many of the ceilings and walls are decorated as well. ODT: Blue AIMG_2389

Not only are you surrounded by art in the Vatican Museums, many of the ceilings and walls are decorated as well. AIMG_2406

Not only are you surrounded by art in the Vatican Museums, many of the ceilings and walls are decorated as well. AIMG_2409