Look Up.
This is what a great ceiling looks like.
It's St. Mary's Basilica in Kraków, Poland, built 700 years ago.
But that's just one breathtaking example, so here are 21 more... 🧵
1. Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France (1248)
2. Sistine Chapel, Vatican City (1481)
3. St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England (1710)
4. Gran Hotel Ciudad, Mexico City, Mexico (1899)
5. Strahov Monastery Library, Prague, Czech Republic (1679)
6. Sainte-Cecile Cathedral, Albi, France (1480)
7. Museum of Palazzo Grimani, Venice, Italy (1575)
8. St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland (1883)
9. La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain (1882-)
10. Shah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran (1629)
11. Theatine Church, Munich, Germany (1690)
12. Cathedral of Cremona, Italy (1529)
13. Tila Kari, Samarkand, Uzbekistan (1660)
14. Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, England (1351)
15. The Mezquita, Córdoba, Spain (1607)
16. Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran (1619)
17. The Room of the Giants, Palazzo Te, Italy (1536)
18. Marienmünster Church, Dießen am Ammersee, Germany (1739)
19. Peacock Room, Castello di Sammezzano, Italy (1889)
20. Burgos Cathedral, Burgos, Spain (1567)
21. Basilica di Sant'Andrea delle Fratte, Rome, Italy (1826)
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