Caisson (Asian architecture)
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The caisson, also referred to as a caisson ceiling, or spider web ceiling, in Chinese architecture is an architectural feature typically found in the ceiling of temples and palaces, usually at the cen
A round caisson in the imperial garden at the Forbidden City
Jin dynasty caisson at Jingtu Temple of Shanxi.
A modern caisson in traditional style, in the Grand Hotel, Taipei
Caisson of the Worship Shrine, Qing-An-Gong, Shanhua District, Tainan City, Taiwan.
Coffer
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A coffer in architecture is a series of sunken panels in the shape of a square, rectangle, or octagon in a ceiling, soffit or vault. A series of these sunken panels was often used as decoration for a
Caisson (Asian architecture)
…layered and richly decorated. Common shapes include squares, octagons, hexagons, circles, and a combination of these. The caisson is a general name for a coffer. In the case of Chinese architecture, however, the caisson is characterised by highly developed conventions as to its structure and placement. The…
Coffering on the ceiling of the Pantheon (Rome), 126 AD
Gothic coffered ceiling with carved human heads at Wawel Castle (Kraków)
Arch of Titus, Rome (ca. 81 AD)
15th-century Perpendicular Gothic coffers in St Cuthbert's Church, Wells, Somerset (1470)