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So is that brick actually the ceiling or is it from the floor upstairs? Have to excuse my ignorance, but I am having a hard time getting my head around the fact that there is bricks "hanging" up there!
Pegasus64
Mon 06-21-2010
Awesome detail with the bricks and pillar showing their age.
LucieLou
Mon 06-21-2010
I think thay are actually hanging bricks!

the mind baffles :D
Lizzie
Mon 06-21-2010
The bricks in the ceiling has me wondering also.
Ferdy
Tue 06-22-2010
Hardhat needed in to explore here.
A D Nilsen
Tue 06-22-2010
I think the forgot about gravity and decay when they built this.
Canada
Tue 06-22-2010
Brick ceilings are certainly an oddity - but remember in the 1880s they were trying to make this place "fireproof," due to having lost the original structure to a fire. If those bricks have remained suspended for over 130 years, they must have had an expert mason to install them! That pillar on the other hand, is magnificent!!
Rekrats
Tue 06-22-2010
Freakin' Awesome to say the least! Now I'm in love with brick ceilings!!
eldokid@aol.com
Tue 06-22-2010
I believe the barrel vault design keeps the bricks together using the pressure exerted by the weight of the materials above.
Motts
Tue 06-22-2010
I may be mistaken, but the pillar looks like it's made of iron with a glaze over it. Wonderful contrast to the brick!
Jenn G.
Tue 06-22-2010
Looks like a barrel vault with the lower ends tucked into a steel I-beam.

Then the "brick beams" look like it's also held up with steel bands.

Sorry, not steel, since it's rusted, cold iron? I'm not so hip on the fireproofness of this now. Seems like cold iron has a relatively low melting point and could potentially start sagging if the room furnishings produced enough heat.
Prancer
Tue 06-22-2010
I was wondering how they got the bricks to stay up there. Thanks for all the good info! I have never seen brick ceilings.
TootUncommon
Tue 06-22-2010
Ab-fab details!
Lynne
Sun 09-19-2010
i've seen this in mexico. they vault the ceilings and the presure of the brick works as support the same as an arch would. in mex they actually place plywood up and then lay the bricks on top of it. when finished they remove the plywood and clean the bricks. looks awesome
Glenn Mainz
Mon 09-20-2010
Wow, I'd be scared of walking around under a brick ceiling...lol... one of those would bonk you pretty good! lol
Saywardstudio
Thu 10-21-2010
This shot is gorgeous.
Kattoo
Sat 01-15-2011
Amazing brick ceiling, and a fantastic shot of the column details.
BKWOntario
Tue 04-12-2011
Looks like someone tried to stave off the decay. See the white toothpaste looking stuff? It's pretty recent. Maybe it's "greatstuff."
I mean it's in the right places to protect, right?
caroline
Sun 06-12-2011

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