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What is the difference between a pergola and a pagoda?
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The difference between a pergola and a pagoda is design. A pergola is a structure with an open design consisting of pillars supporting a retractable roof or a removable fabric canopy. Derived from Asian architecture, a pagoda has a tower-like shape and a permanent pointed roof. On 1stDibs, find a range of pergolas and pagodas.
1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024
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Antique English School 19th Century Watercolor, Garden Pergola
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lovely 19th century English school watercolor on paper of "a garden pergola" rendered in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Art
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paper
$220 Sale Price
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Antique & Large Hand-Forged Wrought Iron Art Nouveau Gazebo or Garden Gloriette
Located in Lisse, NL
Very rare, hand forged, wrought iron, architectural garden pergola.
If you appreciate the time
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique
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Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Wrought Iron Art Deco Pergola, France, 1920s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Rare and very pretty octagonal Art Deco wrought iron pergola, decorated with geometric motifs
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Architectural Elements
Mediterranean Design Book by Mary Whitesides 1st Edition, 2006
Located in North Hollywood, CA
, fountains, gardens, pergolas, lime-washed walls, stone façades, friezes, warm colors, balconies, iron gates
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Moorish Books
Materials
Paper
Vincent van Gogh – Terrace of a Café with a Pergola – 1928 Portfolio Print
Located in Langweer, NL
known as The Public Garden with a Pergola), originally created in 1888 in Arles. It was published in
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Vintage 1920s Prints
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Paper