Painted ceiling of the Great Hall of Catherine Palace in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 17, 2005
Ceiling of Chinese Palace. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), 20 miles west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2012
Ceiling of Raphael Loggias in Hermitage museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
Ceiling of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Ceiling of Majolica Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 22, 2005
Ceiling of corridor of Raphael Loggias in Hermitage Museum. Petersburg, Russia, September 3, 2013
Decorated ceiling of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Mosaic ceiling of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
Mosaic ceiling over an altar in Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
Vaulted ceiling of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
Ceiling of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
Decorated ceiling of the Large Italian Skylight Hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 22, 2005
Vaulted ceiling of Peter and Paul Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 5, 2006
Ceiling of Majolica Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 17, 2014
Ceiling of Pavilion Hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 17, 2014
Ceiling of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2009
Decorated ceiling of Twenty-Column Hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Ceiling of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 2, 2013
Ceiling of Small Synagogue in the back yard of Grand Choral Synagogue. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 6, 2016
Ceiling of Mineralogical Cabinet of Stroganov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 19, 2009
A scene from Bible on ceiling of Saint Louis Cathedral. New Orleans, Louisiana, March 5, 2005.
Ceiling of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 2, 2014
Arched ceiling of Gallery of Ancient Painting in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 17, 2014
Ceiling of church of Winter Palace in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 16, 2016
Garage ceiling of Texas A and M University in Education City, Rayyan area. Doha, Qatar, March 3, 2013
Arched blue ceiling in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 16, 2016
Arched ceiling of Russian Hall (Teremok) in Stieglitz Museum of Applied Arts. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 18, 2016
Faceted ceiling with occulus of Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, May 9, 2014
Ceiling of Tent-Roofed Room (Dutch and Flemish art) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 2, 2016
Ceiling of Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 29, 2016
Ceiling of Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 1, 2016
Arched ceiling of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 2, 2013
A vaulted ceiling of Saint Louis Cathedral in French Quarter. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 23, 2006
Domed ceiling inside State Mosque (Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab Mosque). Doha, Qatar, April 4, 2013
Museum of S. I. Vavilov State Optical Institute, decorations on the ceiling (the room has reach interior because the building was expropriated from a wealthy family after the Great October Socialist Revolution). Vasilyevsky Island, Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 14, 1999.
Ceiling of Hall of ancient art in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 2, 2016
Ceiling of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 2, 2014
Arched ceiling of a wedding hall of Grand Choral Synagogue. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 6, 2016
Domed ceiling of Porto Arabia shopping center in Pearl Qatar development. Doha, Qatar, March 30, 2013
Perforated ceiling of Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, April 24, 2013
Ceiling of Avant Hall in Stieglitz Museum of Applied Arts. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 18, 2016
A ceiling damaged by water leaks of Saint Alphonsus Community Center at 2045 Constance Street in Lower Garden District. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 23, 2006
Ceiling at the entrance Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 8, 2016
Vaulted ceiling of Avant Hall in Stieglitz Museum of Applied Arts. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 18, 2016
Ceiling from the first floor of Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, May 9, 2014
Ceiling glasswork supported by a center column in Old State Capitol. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 30, 2006
Ceiling, zoomed, of Saint Mary s Assumption Church. New Orleans, Louisiana, May 8, 2005.
Perforated chandelier and ceiling of Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, January 31, 2014
Domed ceiling from ground floor of Museum of Islamic Art at evening. Doha, Qatar, January 22, 2015
Ceiling of chamber of Senate in Texas Capitol. Austin, Texas, February 2, 2008
Pattern of perforated ceiling of Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, January 31, 2014
Geometrical patterns of ceiling of Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, January 31, 2014
Perforated ceiling of Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, January 31, 2014
Vaulted ceiling of Chapel of Saint Roch Cemetery. New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006
Ceiling of atrium of Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, January 31, 2014
Vaulted ceiling of State Mosque (Sheikh Imam Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab Mosque). Doha, Qatar, November 27, 2013
Ceiling of a gallery of amphitheatre in Katara Cultural Village. Doha, Qatar, June 13, 2016
Interior of a shaft for a "disappearing" Moncrieff gun within the fort s underground galleries in the historical Coastal Fort "Reef". The large hole in the ceiling "Oculus" is not a window or a skylight, but a gun pit. The rough, stained concrete walls and heavy metal brackets on the walls are remnants of the lifting mechanism and the platforms where the gun crew would operate. Kronstadt, Russia, September 27, 2025
Interior of St. Peter and St. Paul s Cathedral (Peeter-Pauli katedraal), located at Vene 18. This is the main cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tallinn and one of the few Catholic churches in a predominantly Protestant and secular country. The church was built between 1841 and 1844 on the walls of the former refectory (dining hall) of the medieval St. Catherine s Monastery. The Neoclassical fac,ade and twin towers were added later in the 1920s by architects Erich Jacoby and Franz de Vries. The space is characterized by its high vaulted ceilings and light, airy atmosphere. Tallinn, Estonia, October 16, 2025
Malaise trap, a specialized piece of entomological equipment designed to passively collect flying insects. Invented in the 1930s by Swedish entomologist Rene Malaise and later refined by American entomologist Henry Townes, it is primarily utilized by researchers to conduct biodiversity surveys. Scientists frequently set these traps up in natural environments like Lick Creek Park and leave them for days or weeks to continuously sample the local insect fauna, particularly flies, wasps, and bees. The trap functions as a flight interceptor by taking advantage of the natural instincts of insects. It is constructed from fine mesh netting and shaped much like a tent, featuring a central barrier wall and a sloped roof. When an insect flies into the central mesh wall, its instinctive reaction is not to drop to the ground, but rather to fly or crawl upward toward the light to bypass the obstacle. To encourage this behavior, modern designs often use dark-colored mesh for the lower walls so the insects do not see them as an exit, and white mesh for the roof to naturally draw the insects toward the top. As the insects move upward, the sloped ceiling funnels them toward the highest peak of the trap. At this apex, a small opening leads directly into a collection apparatus, which is the white plastic jar visible at the top of the structure in your photo. This container typically holds a liquid preservative, such as ethanol, which safely captures and preserves the specimens until researchers return to collect the samples for laboratory identification. Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 25, 2026
Looking-straight-up view of the sky-blue ceiling of the Arabesque Hall, showcasing its classical symmetry and geometric framework, in Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Upward angle view of the detailed ceiling of the Silver Study, showcasing its white-tiled background accented by a large, central rosette pattern made of dark plum-colored segments and gold filigree, in Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Top-down perspective of the intricate wood parquetry floor inside the Silver Study, echoing the design of the room s ceiling rosette, in Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Wide, upward perspective of the intersection of the walls and ceiling inside the Silver Study, showcasing how the dark porphyry columns align with the gilded ceiling framework, in Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Looking-straight-up perspective of the intricate, domed ceiling inside the Turkish Bath pavilion (:0422:0443:0440:0435:0446:043a:0430:044f :0431:0430:043d:044f), showing its Islamic-style architecture, in Catherine Park. Tsarskoe selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
