The invention relates to an apparatus for providing protection against the sun, said apparatus including a rod assembly (2) and a fabric (3) or the like that is stretchable over said rod assembly, wherein the rod assembly (2) includes two rods (4), which intersect, are each resiliently bendable and can be braced in an arched manner by inserting the rod ends (5) into eyelets (7) at the ends (8) of two intersecting webbing straps (9) extending over a floor (27), over which the rods (4) can arch, with the rod ends (5) being subjected to tensile stressing, and which are pretensionable by inserting the rod ends (5) into straps (24) on a bottom longitudinal edge (23) of the fabric (3) for stretching the fabric (3) over the rod assembly (2), wherein a cross-strut (19) is supported in the intersection region (10) of the rods (4) to support the fabric (3).