Looking Up at Glass Ceilings from Around the World

Looking up at glass ceilings from around the world.

The domed glass ceiling of Victoria Square, a Belfast Mall that is listed as a Victorian architectural tourist site. Victoria Square: A Belfast Mall that is listed as an Architectural Tourist siteVictor Horta-designed Art Nouveau ceiling in the Comic Museum in Brussels, Belgium. Victor Horta-designed Art Nouveau ceiling in the Comic Museum in Brussels, BelgiumA ring of lights and a circle of stained glass in the old section of the main library in Copenhagen, Denmark. A ring of lights and a circle of stained glass in the old section of the main library in Copenhagen, DenmarkConservatory and Art Gallery in Madrid’s Retiro Park, Spain. Conservatory/Art Gallery in Madrid's Retiro Park, SpainOf course the glass ceilings in Las Vegas are going to be totally over-the-top, like Chihuly’s blown-glass sculpture called ‘Fiori di Como’ that forms the gorgeous ceiling of the Bellagio’s lobby. Chihuly's blown-glass sculpture called 'Fiori di Como' that forms the ceiling of the Bellagio's lobby in Las Vegas, USAStained-glass ceiling in a Victorian market in Puebla, Mexico. Stained-glass ceiling in a Victorian market in Puebla, MexicoA glass ceiling in the Modern Art Museum in Amsterdam, Holland. A glass ceiling in the Modern Art Museum in Amsterdam, Holland

Architects like to add diagonals lines, as this somewhat boxy furniture store is rescued by a sculptural skylight over the exterior stairs.glass skylight with lots of diagonal lines (and a small seaplane)A grand arched glassed-in ceiling subtly lights up the interior of the Abasto, a market in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A grand arched glassed-in ceiling in the interior of the Abasto, a market in Buenos Aires, ArgentinaThe elaborate glass dome over the centre of the Galleries Lafayette, a large department store in Paris, France.  the elaborate glass dome in Galleries Lafayette, a department store in Paris, FranceIn going through my photos I saw that skylights seemed to be more of a northern country thing, something to add more light to darker days. The only skylight I could find in a hot country was this open-air pedestrian bridge with a blue glass awning to keep out the tropical rains in Singapore.open-air pedestrian bridge with a blue glass awning to keep out the tropical rains in SingaporeMore of Dan’s CFFC: Photos Taken from Below at a Low Angle.

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