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Gazebo

Gazebos have long been used as an ornamental as well as useful addition to garden areas. In times past, people have often constructed a gazebo in their garden. Collapsible gazebos may be used for many purposes such as providing shade or rain protection to allow for more enjoyable dining, resting or playing while in the outdoors. Additionally, because the gazebos are collapsible, the gazebos may be assembled and disassembled for use in different places, such as back yards or parks. Gazebo structures are often provided as auxiliary structures for a variety of recreational, quasi-recreational, or aesthetic reasons. Gazebos are freestanding, or attached to a garden wall, roofed, and open on all sides; they provide shade, basic shelter, ornamental features in a landscape, and a place to rest. Quite commonly, the plan form of such a gazebo is that of a regular polygon, having more than four sides, such as a hexagon or an octagon. The configuration of the roof is generally made up of a plurality of triangular shapes, with each triangular shape extending from a peripheral base upwardly and inwardly toward a center apex point.

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