plafond

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Within the thickness of this wall, staircases descend to a lower gallery over the plafond of the proanos of the colonnade lighted from above.

From History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument Society by Harvey, Frederick Loviad

Oui, messieurs, he was right, and such a plafond is not produced in a day.

From Fragments of an Autobiography by Moscheles, Felix

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

Beautiful oil-paintings, in tasteful gold frames, ornament the plafond; but the magnificent chandelier is the greatest curiosity. 

From Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North by Pfeiffer, Ida

Ingres, too, who in those days was considered the greatest draughtsman since the time of Raphael, had contributed a masterpiece to the decoration of the hall, a plafond, "The Apotheosis of Napoleon I."

From Fragments of an Autobiography by Moscheles, Felix