Classics in the Wild
The original designs of the Wahington D.C. Metro, the Pantheon, and the Autumn Pavillion in China's Forbidden City all share examples of coffering, rectangular excavations from the ceiling designed to lighten the load of a dome or cylinder and to add decoration.
Autumn Pavillion Interior
Photo c. Yuxuan Hou
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and Washington Monument
Photo c. Jacob Creswick
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