Ceiling in Royal Palace in Brussels
Stained glass spiral ceiling
Church of Debre Berhan Selassie
Church of the Sagrada Familia
Topkapi Palace in Istanbul
Tiffany mosaic glass dome
Stained glass ceiling in Mexico
Chihuly glass ceiling in Las Vegas
Tomb of Khai Dinh ceiling
Grand Central Station ceiling
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Brussels, Belgium
In 2002 Queen Paola commissioned Jan Fabre, an edgy Antwerp artist, to transform the ceiling of the Royal Palace’s Hall of Mirrors. The shimmering result: a swirling galaxy of iridescent green patterns made from the discarded wing cases of a million-plus Thai jewel beetles.
Photograph by Dirk Pauwels, Angelos

10 Extraordinary Ceilings Around the World

These iconic ceilings will have you looking up.

July 10, 2012
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