light shaft
Beam through darkness
A light shaft is a vertical or angled opening in a building designed to admit natural light to interior spaces.
Common in dense urban architecture where windows can't reach all rooms, light shafts run from roof to lower floors: The bathroom had no exterior wall, just a small window onto the light shaft.
The term also describes a visible beam of light, especially one cutting through darkness or haze: A light shaft pierced the forest canopy.
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