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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 crossbeams 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.
The word gazebo appears in a mid-18th century English book by the architects John and William Halfpenny: Rural Architecture in the Chinese Taste. There Plate 55, "Elevation of a Chinese Gazebo", shows "a Chinese Tower or Gazebo, situated on a Rock, and raised to a considerable Height, and a Gallery round it to render the Prospect more complete."
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Outdoor Polycarbonate Pergola. This pergola trades the canvas shade for a hardtop polycarbonate that won’t get weighed down with water or debris. It has a wight limit of 176 pounds so it can ...
Projecting fins or canopies which shade windows from direct sunlight. Broken pediment A style of pediment in which the center is left open (and often ornamented) by stopping the sloping sides short of the pediment's apex. A variant of this in which the sides are curved to resemble esses is called a swan's neck pediment. Bullseye window
ShadeTree Retractable-roof pergolas can provide the best of both worlds in outdoor living -- sunshine when you want it and shade when you don't. By creating a space that feels like an outdoor room ...
Canopy over a doorway in Fergana, Uzbekistan Canopied entrance to the New York City Subway at the 14th Street–Union Square station. 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]
Constructed elements include not only paths, patios, decking, sculptures, drainage systems, lights and buildings (such as sheds, gazebos, pergolas and follies), but also living constructions such as flower beds, ponds and lawns. Garden needs of maintenance are also taken into consideration.