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Gazebo. A gazebo is a pavilion structure, sometimes octagonal or turret -shaped, often built in a park, garden, or spacious public area. [1] Some are used on occasions as bandstands. The name is also now used for a tent like canopy structure with open sides used as partial shelter from sun and rain at outdoor events.
Pergola type arbor. A pergola is most commonly an outdoor garden feature forming a shaded walkway, passageway, or sitting area of vertical posts or pillars that usually support cross-beams and a sturdy open lattice, often upon which woody vines are trained. [1] The origin of the word is the Late Latin pergula, referring to a projecting eave.
Pavilion. In architecture, pavilion has several meanings; It may be a subsidiary building that is either positioned separately or as an attachment to a main building. Often it is associated with pleasure. [1] In palaces and traditional mansions of Asia, there may be pavilions that are either freestanding or connected by covered walkways, as in ...
Etymological dictionaries are the product of research in historical linguistics. For many words in any language, the etymology will be uncertain, disputed, or simply unknown. In such cases, depending on the space available, an etymological dictionary will present various suggestions and perhaps make a judgement on their likelihood, and provide ...
This page is a glossary of architecture. A flat slab forming the uppermost member or division of the capital of a column. A sculptural embellishment of an arch. The subsidiary space alongside the body of a building, separated from it by columns, piers, or posts. The space enclosed in a church between the outer gate or railing of the rood screen ...
A palapa (a Spanish word of Tagalog origin, originally meaning " petiole of the palm leaf") is an open-sided dwelling with a thatched roof made of dried palm leaves. [ 1 ] It is very useful in hot weather and, therefore, very common on Mexican beaches and deserts. According to Rubén Carrillo, palapa is derived from the traditional construction ...
Category. : Gazebos. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gazebos. A gazebo is a pavilion structure that is usually octagonal or turret shaped and placed in an open space, such as a park, garden or other public space. Gazebos are freestanding or attached to a garden wall, roofed, and open on all sides.
Etymology (/ ˌ ɛ t ɪ ˈ m ɒ l ə dʒ i /, ET-im-OL-ə-jee [1]) is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its constituent morphemes and phonemes.