Gazebo

A History Of Gazebo

The words source of gazebo is actually not known and has no cognates in some other Western languages. L.L. Bacon advisable a derivation from Casbah, a Islamic quarter around the citadel in Algiers. W. Sayers suggested Hispano-Arabic qushaybah, in a poem by Cordoban poet Ibn Quzman (d. 1160).

Balinese Gazebo, "Bale Bengong"

The words gazebo was adopted by British designers William and John Halfpenny inside their guide Non-urban Design in the Oriental Style (1750). Plate 55 of the book “Elevation of a Chinese Gazebo” shows “a Chinese Structure or Event gazebo, located at a Rock, and increased to a considerable Top, and a Gallery round it to render the Prospect more complete”.

George Washington had a small eight-sided backyard structure at Mount Vernon. Thomas Jefferson wrote about gazebos - called summerhouses or pavilions.

In contemporary England and North America gazebos are typically built of wood and covered with standard roofing materials, such as shingles. Gazebos can be tent-style structures of poles covered by tensioned fabric. Gazebos may have screens to aid in the exclusion of flying insects.

In Asia, the gazebo is also known by some title such as in Bali, Indonesia called "Bale Bengong" or in Thailand known as "Sala", decorate the gazebo are also many parks in the countries of  Japan, Korea, China, etc.. From traditional to modern forms, or materials from wooden  to aluminum, bamboo, stone, or marble can be used as design inspiration.

Today, after nearly the end of the 20th century, the term "Gazebo" has become the International language, although each area has different designations.