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

To signify this fact, the cardinals tug heavy silken cords to drop the baldachin that hangs over each chair, leaving only the new Pope's throne covered.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

In the mere article of hugeness, even, it fails through the interposition of the baldachin midway of the vast nave, and each detail seems to fail of the office of beauty more lamentably than another.

From Roman Holidays, and Others by Howells, William Dean