Barrel Vault Collection

Gallery of Maps, Vatican, published in 1878
The Gallery of Maps (Latin: Galleria delle carte geografiche) in the Vatican. Wood engraving, published in 1878

Ceiling of the Studiolo di Francesco I, 1572 (photo)
BEN82542 Ceiling of the Studiolo di Francesco I, 1572 (photo) by Vasari, Giorgio (1511-74); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence

The Loggia di Davide (or D'Onore) interior decorated with ceiling frescos of biblical subjects including King David
BEN78409 The Loggia di Davide (or D'Onore) interior decorated with ceiling frescos of biblical subjects including King David playing his harp designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546)

The Loggia di Davide (or D'Onore) interior decorated with frescos of biblical subjects including King David playing
BEN78408 The Loggia di Davide (or D'Onore) interior decorated with frescos of biblical subjects including King David playing the harp, designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546)

Perronet Thompson School JLP01_10_36844
Perronet Thompson School, Wawne Road, Bransholme, City of Kingston upon Hull. A view of Perronet Thompson School from the north west

Interior of St. Peter's, Rome (oil on canvas)
NGW184262 Interior of St. Peter's, Rome (oil on canvas) by Davis, John Scarlett (1804-45); 111.8x60.3 cm; National Museum Wales; (add.info)

The Great Subscription Room at Brookss, St. Jamess Street, London, 1808, (1947)
The Great Subscription Room at Brooks s, St. Jamess Street, London, 1808, (1947). Interior of Brookss gentlemens club showing the segmental barrel vault ceiling

Bus station OP35846
NEWBURY PARK BUS STATION, EASTERN AVENUE, NEWBURY PARK, REDBRIDGE, GREATER LONDON. View from Eastern Avenue of Newbury Park Bus Station

Bus station OP35847
NEWBURY PARK BUS STATION, EASTERN AVENUE, NEWBURY PARK, REDBRIDGE, GREATER LONDON. View from the south-east of Newbury Park Bus Station

Penistone Metro NWC01_01_2806
Metro Cinema, Shrewsbury Road, Penistone, Penistone, Barnsley. Looking along the central aisle between seating in the circle, towards the curtained screen, in the auditorium of the Metro Cinema

Perronet Thompson School JLP01_10_36842
Perronet Thompson School, Wawne Road, Bransholme, City of Kingston upon Hull. The interior of the sports hall at Perronet Thompson School with nets set up for cricket practice

The hall at Shillinglee Hall, Sussex, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006)
CLF311857 The hall at Shillinglee Hall, Sussex, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The Church at Ramatuelle, 1922 (oil on canvas)
5675700 The Church at Ramatuelle, 1922 (oil on canvas) by Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934); 96.9x128.9 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: View of church interior at Ramatuelle)

Barrel Vault with Coffering from the series Roman Ruins and Buildings, 1562

View of the chapel looking towards The Last Judgement by Giotto di Bondone, Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel, Padua
BBC195164 View of the chapel looking towards The Last Judgement by Giotto di Bondone, Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel, Padua, Italy (photo) by Giotto (Giotto di Bondone) (c.1266-1337); (add.info.: c.1305)

View of the organ, Arras Cathedral, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, Pas, France (photo)
3469334 View of the organ, Arras Cathedral, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, Pas, France (photo) by Ivry, Pierre Contant d (1698-1777); (add.info.: Built 1755-1834)

View of the nave, Arras Cathedral, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, Pas, France (photo)
3469326 View of the nave, Arras Cathedral, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, Pas, France (photo) by Ivry, Pierre Contant d (1698-1777); (add.info.: Built 1755-1834)

View of the organ, Arras Cathedral, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, Pas, France (photo)
3469332 View of the organ, Arras Cathedral, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, Pas, France (photo) by Ivry, Pierre Contant d (1698-1777); (add.info.: Built 1755-1834)

Table set for a banquet at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 1913 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380734 Table set for a banquet at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 1913 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

The Lobby at the Hotel McAlpin, 1913 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380666 The Lobby at the Hotel McAlpin, 1913 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York, USA; (add.info.: Hotel McAlpin)

Interior of St Jamess Church, 1828 (w / c over pencil on paper)
2832270 Interior of St Jamess Church, 1828 (w/c over pencil on paper) by Johnson, James (1803-34); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

The Birth of Memnon, ceiling painting in the loggia of the Appartamento della Grotto
BEN78417 The Birth of Memnon, ceiling painting in the loggia of the Appartamento della Grotto (Giardino Segreto) 1534 (fresco) by Italian School, (16th century); Palazzo del Te, Mantua

View of the Hall of Mirrors (Galerie dese Glaces) in the Versailles Castle (photo)
PWI91933 View of the Hall of Mirrors (Galerie dese Glaces) in the Versailles Castle (photo) by Mansart, Jules Hardouin (1646-1708); ChAteau de Versailles

Interior View of The Colonna Gallery, Rome (oil on canvas)
PWI91022 Interior View of The Colonna Gallery, Rome (oil on canvas) by Pannini or Panini, Giovanni Paolo (1691/2-1765); Louvre, Paris, France; ePeter Willi; Italian, out of copyright

View of the nave, c. 1050 (photo)
NUL245218 View of the nave, c.1050 (photo) by French School, (11th century); Church of St. Foy, Conques, France; (add.info.: church begun by Abbot Odolric; ); French, out of copyright

The thermal baths of Stabiae (photo)
ALG226015 The thermal baths of Stabiae (photo) by Roman, (1st century BC); Area archeologica di Pompei, Naples, Campania, Italy; out of copyright

The Rittershaal or Knights Hall in Kleve castle, Germany, demolished in 1771. The hall was 126 feet long by 54 feet wide and had a barrel-vault ceiling

Vestibule of the Palais Academique at Ghent, from Choix des Monuments
STC186057 Vestibule of the Palais Academique at Ghent, from Choix des Monuments, Edifices et Maisons les plus remarquables du Royaume des Pays-Bas by Pierre Jacques Goetghebuer, engraved L

Interior of Saint Peters Rome, looking west towards the Tomb of St
CH437741 Interior of Saint Peters Rome, looking west towards the Tomb of St. Peter (oil on canvas) by Pannini or Panini, Giovanni Paolo (1691/2-1765)

View of the nave, c. 1050 (photo)
NUL245219 View of the nave, c.1050 (photo) by French School, (11th century); Church of St. Foy, Conques, France; (add.info.: church begun by Abbot Odolric; ); French, out of copyright

The lobby at the Hotel Walton, Philadelphia, c. 1905 (silver geltain print)
MNY380788 The lobby at the Hotel Walton, Philadelphia, c.1905 (silver geltain print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

The Palm Room restaurant at the Hotel Lorraine, 1923 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380664 The Palm Room restaurant at the Hotel Lorraine, 1923 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 35.6x27.9 cm; Museum of the City of New York, USA; (add.info.: Hotel Lorraine)

Presentation in the Temple, 1525 (fresco)
BEN177345 Presentation in the Temple, 1525 (fresco) by Luini, Bernardino (c.1480-1532); Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of Miracles, Saronno

Interior of St Johns Co-Cathedral in Valetta, Malta, 1850 (b / w photo)
NAM375356 Interior of St Johns Co-Cathedral in Valetta, Malta, 1850 (b/w photo) by Robertson, James (1813-88); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: located in Valletta, Malta)

Hotel Woodward, interior, the bar, with people, 1937 (gelatin silver print)
MNY380804 Hotel Woodward, interior, the bar, with people, 1937 (gelatin silver print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Dining room at the Hotel Imperial, 1904 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380650 Dining room at the Hotel Imperial, 1904 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 35.6x27.9 cm; Museum of the City of New York, USA; (add.info.: Hotel Imperial)

Interior of the cathedral begun in 1078 (photo)
XJL159412 Interior of the cathedral begun in 1078 (photo) by Spanish School, (11th century); Cathedral of St. James, Santiago da Compostela

The Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) 1678-84 (photo)
XIR159100 The Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) 1678-84 (photo) by Mansart, Jules Hardouin (1646-1708); ChAteau de Versailles

Statue of Olympian Zeus, made by Phidias in gold and ivory
STC132734 Statue of Olympian Zeus, made by Phidias in gold and ivory, drawn after Pausaniass (143-176 AD) exact description, from Entwurf einer historischen Architektur

The Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) 1678-84 (photo)
BAL54247 The Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) 1678-84 (photo) by Mansart, Jules Hardouin (1646-1708); ChAteau de Versailles

Santa Maria in Cosmedin, 1833 (etching with brown wash)
STC384814 Santa Maria in Cosmedin, 1833 (etching with brown wash) by Tofanelli, Agostino (1770-1834); Private Collection; (add.info.: S)

Interior of the cathedral begun in 1078 (photo)
XJL159413 Interior of the cathedral begun in 1078 (photo) by Spanish School, (11th century); Cathedral of St. James, Santiago da Compostela

View of the nave towards the choir and the vault decorated with 12th century frescoes
XIR159026 View of the nave towards the choir and the vault decorated with 12th century frescoes (photo) by French School, (11th century); Abbey Church, Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe

The Temple of Solomon (oil on canvas)
491610 The Temple of Solomon (oil on canvas) by Corte, Juan de la (c.1585-1660); 53.9x73 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Flemish, out of copyright

The Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) 1678 (photo)
PWI91934 The Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) 1678 (photo) by Mansart, Jules Hardouin (1646-1708); ChAteau de Versailles

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The Barrel Vault: A Timeless Architectural Marvel Step into the world of architectural wonders with the barrel vault, a captivating structure that has stood the test of time. From grand halls to ancient ruins, this architectural marvel has left its mark on history. In Vatican City's Gallery of Maps, one can gaze in awe at the magnificent barrel vault ceilings that adorn this breathtaking gallery. Dating back to 1878, these intricate designs showcase the craftsmanship and attention to detail prevalent during that era. Traveling across borders, we find ourselves in Sussex's Shillinglee Hall. Giles Worsley's photograph from his book "England's Lost Houses" captures the essence of a bygone era with a black and white image showcasing an enchanting hall adorned with a stunning barrel vault ceiling. Art enthusiasts are no strangers to the beauty portrayed through various mediums. In 1922, an oil painting titled "The Church at Ramatuelle" mesmerizes viewers as it brings forth the elegance of a barrel-vaulted church captured on canvas. London takes us back in time to 1808 when Brookss' Great Subscription Room was frequented by high society members. A photograph from 1947 showcases this opulent space boasting an exquisite barrel vault ceiling that exudes sophistication and charm. Moving away from grandeur but still appreciating architectural diversity, bus stations such as OP35846 and OP35847 display modern interpretations of barrel vaults. These structures blend functionality with aesthetic appeal while providing shelter for commuters. Education also finds its place within these remarkable arches. Perronet Thompson School stands proud with its impressive architecture featuring two images (JLP01_10_36842 and JLP01_10_36844) highlighting beautiful barrel vaults used in educational institutions. Delving deeper into history reveals Johannes van Doetecum I and Lucas van Doetecum's work on Roman Ruins and Buildings in 1562.