LOOKING UP

Posted by aggie (Singapore, Singapore) on 8 October 2007 in Architecture.

Spectacular vaulting in the Church of Santa Maria (Jeronimos monastery) in Portugal is held aloft by slender octagonal pillars. These rise like palm trees to the roof creating a feeling of space and harmony.

NIKON D100
1/8 second
F/3.5
27 mm

church
ceiling