Backdrop
WordNet
noun
(1) Scenery hung at back of stage
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.
- The setting or background of a historical event.
- The president spoke outside the brick exterior of the firehouse for Ladder Company 10 and Engine Company 10, against the backdrop of a 56-foot-long bronze bas-relief depicting the towers in flames. — New York Times