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Etruscan fresco.Detail of two dancers from the Tomb of the Triclinium in the Necropolis of Monterozzi 470 BC, Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy. Buon fresco pigment is mixed with room temperature water and is used on a thin layer of wet, fresh plaster, called the intonaco (after the Italian word for plaster).
A ceiling can also be the upper limit of a tunnel. The most common type of ceiling is the dropped ceiling, [citation needed] which is suspended from structural elements above. Panels of drywall are fastened either directly to the ceiling joists or to a few layers of moisture-proof plywood which are then attached to the joists. Pipework or ducts ...
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A domus, with impluvium numbered 7. The impluvium (pl.: impluvia) is a water-catchment pool system meant to capture rain-water flowing from the compluvium, an area of roof. [1] [2] Often placed in a courtyard, under an opening in the roof, and thus "inside", instead of "outside", a building, it is a notable feature in many architectural traditions.
In architecture, a cupola (/ ˈ k (j) uː p ə l ə /) [1] is a relatively small, usually dome-like structure on top of a building [2] often crowning a larger roof or dome. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Cupolas often serve as a roof lantern to admit light and air or as a lookout.
Image showing the six most common speleothems with labels. Enlarge to view labels. A stalactite (UK: / ˈ s t æ l ə k ˌ t aɪ t /, US: / s t ə ˈ l æ k t aɪ t /; from Ancient Greek σταλακτός (stalaktós) 'dripping', from σταλάσσειν (stalássein) 'to drip') [1] is a mineral formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves, hot springs, or man-made structures such as ...
A ceiling is the upper surface of a room. Ceiling may also refer to: Ceiling function in mathematics; Glass ceiling, a barrier to advancement of a qualified person; Ceiling (aeronautics), the maximum density altitude an aircraft can reach under a set of conditions; Price ceiling, an imposed limit on the price of a product
The original ceiling painting was by Pier Matteo d'Amelia, and had depicted stars over a blue background [7] like the ceiling of the Arena Chapel decorated by Giotto at Padua. [8] For six months in 1504, a diagonal crack in the chapel's vault had made the chapel unusable, and Pope Julius II (Giuliano della Rovere) had the damaged painting ...