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Caisson (Asian architecture)

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A round caisson in the imperial garden at the Forbidden City

The Caisson (Chinese: 藻井; pinyin: zǎojǐng; lit. 'algae well'), also referred to as a caisson ceiling, or spider web ceiling, in East Asian architecture is an architectural feature typically found in the ceiling of temples and [[pal

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