Sentence examples for ceiling of the apse from inspiring English sources
On the half-domed ceiling of the apse is a large oil-painted mural depicting a scene in Heaven.
Prominent features of the interior are twin rows of columns, extending down the sides of the nave and around the periphery of the apse, that support a coffered barrel-vault ceiling.
Notable for the beautiful external architecture of the apse, it contains a spring-beam roof and most of the original floor.
Mr. Rorimer sketched the history of his acquisition of the apse.
When the priest turned his back to the congregation speech intelligibility dropped in all the churches, particularly where the reflecting surfaces of the apse were at greater distance.
It belongs to the domed basilica type of churches, where the bearings join with the side-chapels of the apse.
The conch of the apse boasts an image of the Mother of God; portraits of various saints and scenes from the Ascension of Jesus and the Annunciation complete the decoration of the apse.
The mural painted on the dome of the apse (pictured right) depicts Jesus seated on a cloud, red and golden rays radiating out of his golden halo.
Other frescoes include that of Jesus Christ painted to the right of the apse and that of Saint Alexius next to the entrance.
The Patriarchal Cathedral features a triple apse, the central part of which matches the apse of the original basilica on the site.
