baldachin
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We can see St. Matthew on the left above the baldachin, and St. John on the right.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 18, 2015
Start your tour with the baldachin, the great canopy over the papal altar and St. Peter’s tomb, crafted by master artist and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 18, 2015
HE had the rheumy eyes of a bloodhound, the jowls of a St. Bernard and a baldachin of white hair like that of an extraordinarily unkempt poodle.
From Time Magazine Archive
Overhead was hung a monster baldachin or canopy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus altered, the dolmen served as a baldachin or canopy over the stone Christian altar that is still in place beneath it.
From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould
