Ceiling

Sistine Chapel ceiling tells the story of creation

A ceiling is the surface that covers the upper limit of a room. It is not generally considered a structural element, as it does not hold anything up. It simply conceals the underside of the floor or roof above it.

There are many different types of ceilings in architecture. In religious buildings, the ceilings are often decorated with frescos, mosaic tiles and other surface treatments. Perhaps the most famous example is the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo.

Ceiling Media

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  California tract home with an open-beam ceiling, 1960

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  Suspended (aka dropped) ceiling.

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  Toruń, Kopernika 21 Str., wooden beam ceiling on the 1st floor

Related pages

• Hammerbeam roof

Other websites

Media related to Ceilings at Wikimedia Commons

• Virtual Museum treatise on ceiling construction Archived 2011-09-16 at the Wayback Machine