Sentence examples for expanse of ceiling from inspiring English sources

German masons specialized in vault designs; and, in order to get the largest possible expanse of ceiling space, they built mainly hall churches (a type that had been popular throughout the 14th century).

In the Esca dining room — pale-yellow walls; brown leather banquettes; brass Art Deco sconces; a floor-to-ceiling expanse of Italian wines along one wall; a cherry-blossom arrangement that would shame a Christmas tree; otherwise, no dazzle and pleasantly little noise — orders are discreetly punched into a computer.

The plan would retain Mr. Calatrava's grand vision for the undulating ceiling and clean expanse of the mezzanine and the dramatic birdlike design of the main building, or oculus, at street level.

The dining room is cavernous and echoey, an expanse of blue linoleum beneath a vaulted ceiling of immense spruce rafters.

On a production level, the show was far more simple than last season, taking place in a vast expanse of a room with floor to ceiling windows.

Just beware of ceiling fans!

Mr. Gehry looked out a curvy floor-to-ceiling window at an expanse of green in the upscale Peak neighborhood, drinking black coffee and ignoring the hubbub around him.

Vaulted ceilings, exposed beams and an expanse of Malaysian tapestries depicting dragons and roosters create the feel of a ceremonial chief's tent, where sparklers waved around by the wait staff have supplanted peace pipes.

We took a few minutes to gawk at a roadless expanse of Navajo sandstone canyons through the lodge's arched floor-to-ceiling windows, then headed out through the kitchen and followed a dirt path to our log cabin: a basic one-room structure with a small front porch.

It shows a barren living room in Levittown, Long Island, dominated by an immaculate expanse of textured carpet and a Christmas tree dripping with tinsel that brushes the low ceiling.

The walls and ceiling had been stripped of their facades; the floor was now a shiny expanse of beige marble.