France, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, Lyon, Notre Dame de Fourviere basilica (late 19th century) in Romano Byzantine style designed by the architects Bossan and Sainte Marie Perrin, the ceiling

France, Paris, Opera Garnier, Heritage Days, the Grand Foyer

Low angle view of the ceiling in the nave, Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Low angle interior view of the baldacchino and main dome, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

The Hall Of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles, Paris, France

Theological hall of Strahov library in Strahov Monastery, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic

United Kingdom, England, London, King's Cross. Interior of St. Pancras railway station, the Eurostar terminal showing the statue of John Betjeman by sculptor Martin Jennings, and Eurostar trains

Capella Palatina, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe,

La Martorana Church, Palermo, Sicily, Italy,

France, Paris, Garnier opera house (1878) under the architect Charles Garnier in eclectic style, the Grand Foyer

Twisted Bridge, Dubai Canal, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat island, the Louvre Abu Dhabi is the first universal museum in the Arab world designed and built by French architect Jean Nouvel

Interior of The National Library of Finland, Helsinki, Finland

Ceiling of the Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas (Morskoy Nikolskiy Sobor) - Russian Orthodox cathedral built in 1903â"1913 as the main church of the Russian Navy, and dedicated to all fallen seamen,...

Tomb of Hafez (1315-1390), Persian poet, Shiraz, Fars Province, Iran

Paintings by Pinturicchio (Bernardino di Betto) on the ceiling of Piccolomini Library at Duomo di Siena (Siena Cathedral). Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe.

Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral (Catedrala Sfanta Treime). Sibiu, Transylvania. Romania

Frescoes by Zahari Zograf in the exterior of the Nativity Church. Rila Monastery (Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila), the largest Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ri...

Interior of Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

Interior of Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

England, Kent, Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral, Fan Vaulted Ceiling of Bell Harry Tower

Ceiling of the Dom (Cathedral), Wurzburg, Bavaria, Germany

England, North Yorkshire, Ripon. Fountains Abbey, Studley Royal, Cistercian Monastery. Interior chapel, rose window depicting crucifixion. Gilded ceiling of the choir.

Interior of the Abu Dhabi Louvre Art Museum designed by the architect Jean Nouvel, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Interior of the Abu Dhabi Louvre Art Museum designed by the architect Jean Nouvel, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Iglesia de San Pedro church with its ornate ceiling covered in gold stars, Teruel, Aragon, Spain

England, London, Westminter, Westminster Abbey, Henry VII's Chapel

Low angle view of the roof in the nave, Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Grimani palace, Venice, Veneto, Italy.

Europe, Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh, McEwan Hall Interior

Europe, Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh, McEwan Hall Interior

Europe, Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Interior

Ceiling of the Piccolomini Library in Siena Cathedral, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Interior view of San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore church, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II shopping mall, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Morocco, Marrakech-Safi (Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz) region, Marrakesh. Colorful painted ceiling at Bahia Palace (Palais de la Bahia).

Steinerner Saal or Stone Hall, Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark. The dome of the Frederik's Church called "The Marble Church" (Marmorkirken).

Iran, Shiraz. A woman walks through the prayer hall of the Vakil Mosque with its vaulted brick ceiling and beautifully carved columns.

Iran, Qom. The ornate geometric golden domed ceiling of the Hazrat-e Masumeh mosque. Shi'a Muslims regard Qom as an important Holy City.