Sep 27 2009
Sunday Sacrilege: Just a Ceiling
This vaulted ceiling in a Sicilian cathedral is pretty impressive — though not to my tastes. I have speculated before as to why the “up” direction is considered heavenly.* Is the height of the ceilings and their extravagant decoration a reflection of the builder’s mythology? Is the design meant to persuade all who enter of the legitimacy of the house beliefs?
I now wonder if a superstitious subterranean species of equivalent engineering and architectural abilities would design a place of worship with ornately decorated floors. Or something.
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* See: http://evolvingmind.info/blog/2008/08/why-godliness-is-up/; http://www.floridafreethinkers.com/726/the-hot-air-balloon-of-spirituality/
