Look Up! Collection of World’s Most Hauntingly Beautiful Ceilings

Seemingly, what can be interesting in such a trivial object as a ceiling? But let’s get rid of stereotypes and look upwards. Hauntingly beautiful ceilings are the architectural pearls which should not be missed.

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© Flickr / Ben

Guggenheim Museum, New York.

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© Flickr / Greg Bailey

The ceiling of the Sagrada Familia temple, Barcelona.

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© Sputnik / Vladimir Presnya

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The Solna centrum station of the Stockholm metro.

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© Flickr / Tom Blackwell

The Chapter House in York Cathedral.

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© Flickr / Tiago Pereira

A mandala representing the universe, among its many meanings, in a temple in Nepal.

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© Flickr / Marina & Enrique

The Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran.

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© AP Photo

The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City.

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© Flickr / Andy Sedg

St. Stephen Walbrook, the City of London.

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© Flickr / Antonio Cinotti

The Castello di Sammezzano, Leccio, Italy.

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© Wikipedia / Arnoldius

The Grand Central Terminal ceiling in New York.

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© Flickr / George Thomas

The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the Temple of Heaven, Beijing.

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© Photo : Kyeong Sik Yoon/KACI International and Shigeru Ban/SBA Architects

The Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Club House, Yeoju-gun, South Korea.

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© Flickr / Simon

The Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Club House, Yeoju-gun, South Korea.

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© Flickr / smalljude

The National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia.

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© Flickr / BRJ INC.

Saint Isaac's Cathedral in Saint Petersburg.

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© Flickr / J Duval

Casa Batlló in Barcelona.