vault of heaven
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There a bridge will be built, reaching from Manhattan to the vault of heaven.
From Time Magazine Archive
Atlas, who bore the vault of heaven upon his shoulders, was the father of the Hesperides, so Hercules went to him and asked him to get the apples for him.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
At the moment he fell still, the vault of heaven, star-studded, profound, was pierced as if by a spear.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
Supercelestial, sū-pėr-sel-est′yal, adj. situated above the firmament or vault of heaven.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Suddenly she was aware of a point of light in the far vault of heaven.
From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II by Barrington, Mrs. Russell
