vaulted ceiling
Curved roof interior
A vaulted ceiling is one that rises above flat, incorporating arches or curves.
The term covers various architectural styles—barrel vaults, groin vaults, cathedral ceilings—unified by height and upward sweep.
Vaulted ceilings create a sense of spaciousness and grandeur: The living room's vaulted ceiling made the modest house feel expansive.
- naveChurch's main interior
- old churchAged place of worship
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- acousticsStudy of sound transmission
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
air circulation · keystone · light diffusion · timber frame · rib · stone masonry · exposed brick · verticality · natural light · plaster · spandrel · clerestory · great hall · thermal insulation · open floor plan · wine cellar · decorative molding · stained glass
- grand interiorsballroom, banquet hall, grand staircase, foyer, lobby
- home featureskitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living room, dining room
- luxury interiorschandelier, chandeliers, marble floors, hardwood floors, crown molding
- atriumsskylight, glass roof, central court, light well, balconies
- abbey featuresabbey, cloister, chapter house, refectory, scriptorium
- arches and vaultsarch, round arch, keystone, springer, springing
vaulted ceilingdropped ceiling
False ceiling below structural one
suspended ceiling · drop ceiling · flat roof · popcorn ceiling · coffered ceiling