CEILING IDEAS

The concourse with its 125-foot 43-metre ceiling vault painted with constellations was one of the largest enclosed spaces of. And in New York Citys Grand Central Terminal astronomy is well represented. Grand Central Ceiling Grand Central Terminal Grand Central Station Art Study Cleaning Grand Central Terminals Celestial Ceiling. Grand central terminal ceiling . Grand Central Terminals main concourse ceiling under restoration. Since its 1913 opening the main concourse has had a stylized star map on its lofty ceiling. Grand Central Terminals famous ceiling isnt what it seems. The band of sky that is depicted is in fact our current winter sky with the constellation figures copied from Johann Bayers renowned 1603 star atlas. The Grand Central ceiling took dozens of people to create but was primarily the work of five men. Harold Jacoby of Columbia University. Please check the Shop and Dine and Plan Your Visit pages for details. Grand Central Terminal is open to the pub...