St. Peter's baldachin was created in 1634.

A baldachin is another term for a baldacchin, a rich, embroidered brocade used for clothing in the Middle Ages.

Hans-Georg Soeffner has written:

'The order of rituals' -- subject(s): Social norms, Social structure, Rites and ceremonies, Individualism

'Der geplante Mythos' -- subject(s): Utopias, Exoticism in literature

'Gesellschaft ohne Baldachin' -- subject(s): Hermeneutics, Knowledge, Sociology of, Sociology of Knowledge

Bernini's most famous work were the design of square in St Peter's and its colonnade, the interior of the Basilica of St Peter's, St Peter's baldachin, the Chair of St Perter's and the monumental stairway to the entrance of the Vatican Palace. He also sculpted the famous Fountain of the Triton and the Fountain of the Bees in piazza Barberini and the Fountain of the Four Rivers in piazza Navona.

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 7 words with the pattern B---A---N. That is, nine letter words with 1st letter B and 5th letter A and 9th letter N. In alphabetical order, they are:

baldachin

baldaquin

balmacaan

barbarian

barracoon

battalion

bombardon