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2. Awning - Wikipedia

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   Retractable awnings let owners control the weather on their own terms. When passing showers threaten, or when the sun gets hot, they or the home automation system unroll the awning for near-instant protection and shade. Lab test measurements show that it can be as much as 10 °C (20 °F) cooler under an awning's canopy.

3. SunSetter Awnings - Wikipedia

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   Springs Window Fashions. Website. www.sunsetter.com. SunSetter Products LP is an American manufacturer of awnings and retractable screens. SunSetter claims to have approximately a third of the United States awning marketshare. [1] SunSetter mass-produces and tests its products in a facility in McAllen, Texas.

4. Velarium - Wikipedia

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   A velarium ("curtain") [3] was a type of awning used in Roman times. It stretched over the whole of the cavea, the seating area in amphitheaters, to protect spectators from the sun. [4][2] Retractable awnings were relatively common throughout the Roman Empire. Though the precise details are unclear, the awning was evidently usually supported by ...

5. Retractable roof - Wikipedia

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   Retractable roof. A retractable roof is a roof system designed to roll back the roof of a structure so that the interior of the facility is open to the outdoors. [1] Retractable roofs are sometimes referred to as operable roofs or retractable skylights. The term operable skylight, while quite similar, refers to a skylight that opens on a hinge ...

6. Canopy (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Canopy (architecture) A canopy is a type of overhead roof or else a structure over which a fabric or metal covering is attached, able to provide shade or shelter from weather conditions such as sun, hail, snow and rain. [1] A canopy can also be a tent, generally without a floor. The word comes from the ancient Greek κωνώπειον ...

7. Rogers Centre - Wikipedia

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   Rogers Centre (originally SkyDome) is a retractable roof stadium in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated at the base of the CN Tower near the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989 on the former Railway Lands, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). As well as being improved over the decades, during ...