Together, the complex iconography of the ceiling vault, walls, and altar combine to communicate the message of Dominicans as guides to salvation.
Its stone arches and pointed ceiling vault give it an excellent acoustic, making it a popular recording venue.
Heavy bosses connect the ceiling vaults.
Then there was the eye, the great sky-blue eye of God, painted on the ceiling vault about 60 feet overhead.
It was at that very moment that the ceiling vaults gave way beneath the strain of the sudden stop and began to shower down into the temple.
The monastery was remodeled for this purpose at a cost of 50,000 pesos, mostly to rehabilitate walls and ceiling vaults.
The walls are painted white, and nine flower edged tableaux are painted on the central ceiling vaults.
The ceiling vault is decorated with casts, and lighting comes from several cylindrical chandeliers.
The church's interior is the result of several remodelings, but contains original delicate columns, wood paneling and ceiling vaults.
The cupola and ceiling vaults, drum, and dome have since collapsed.