What is Ceiling?
[[File:Lightmatter Sistine Chapel ceiling.jpg|thumb|[[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 engineering|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 [[fresco]]s, [[mosaic]] [[tile]]s and other surface treatments. Perhaps the most famous example is the ceiling of the [[Sistine Chapel]], painted by [[Michelangelo]]. ==Related pages== * [[Hammerbeam roof]] ==Other websites== {{wiktionary}} {{commonscat-inline|Ceilings}} *[http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Basilica/en/construction/ceiling_construction.html Virtual Museum treatise on ceiling construction] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916224014/http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Basilica/en/construction/ceiling_construction.html |date=2011-09-16 }} [[Category:Architectural elements]] {{stub}}