plafond

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On the plafond of the Pergola is an allegorical painting representing the restored Kings of Europe replaced on their thrones by Valor and Justice.

From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E

Tu dis: 'Le plafond croule; ils vont, si l'on me voit, Empêcher que je sorte.'

From Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) by Leighton, John

Silken carpets covered the floor, and the plafond of this gigantic hall was formed by the thousand-starred arch of heaven.

From The Daughter of an Empress by Greene, Nathaniel

On the plafond is a painting representing the discovery of America by Columbus; for the Genoese duly appreciate, and never can forget their illustrious countryman.

From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E

Nothing can be more rich than this plafond.

From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E