Editing Pergola (section)

{{Short description|Outdoor garden feature forming a shaded walkway}}
{{Other uses|Arbor (disambiguation){{!}}Arbor|Pergola (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:Rose Pergola at Kew Gardens.jpg|300px|thumb|Rose Pergola at [[Kew Gardens]], London|alt=A open-topped passageway of brick pillars and wooden beams with roses growing around in a garden setting under a blue sky with fluffy clouds]]
[[File:Wisteria Covered Pergola in Alabama.jpg|thumb|150px|A pergola covered by wisteria at a private home in Alabama]]
[[File:Pergola.JPG|thumb|150px|Pergola type arbor]]

A '''pergola''' is most commonly used as 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 [[Latticework|lattice]], often upon which [[Woody plant|woody]] [[vine]]s are [[vine training|trained]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Which Pergola Is Right for You?|url=http://www.foxnews.com/real-estate/2016/03/17/which-pergola-is-right-for.html|work=Fox News|date=March 17, 2016|access-date=2018-09-10|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002400/http://www.foxnews.com/real-estate/2016/03/17/which-pergola-is-right-for.html|archive-date=September 11, 2018}}</ref> The origin of the word is the [[Late Latin]] ''pergula'', referring to a projecting eave.

It also may be an extension of a building or serve as protection for an open [[Terrace (building)|terrace]] or a link between [[pavilion]]s. They are different from [[green tunnel]]s, with a green tunnel being a type of road under a canopy of trees.

Depending on the context, the terms "pergola", "'''bower'''", and "'''arbor'''" are often used interchangeably. An "arbor" is also regarded as being a wooden bench seat with a roof, usually enclosed by lattice panels forming a framework for climbing plants; in [[evangelical Christianity]], [[brush arbor revival]]s occur under such structures.<ref name="Marberry2019">{{cite web |last1=Marberry |first1=Mark |title=Brush arbor revivals are still around |url=https://dailyjournalonline.com/community/farmington-press/brush-arbor-revivals-are-still-around/article_290dfb01-3df4-59e7-aa3e-e7d404b0af78.html |publisher=Daily Journal Online |language=English |date=2 May 2019}}</ref> A pergola, on the other hand, is a much larger and more open structure. Normally, a pergola does not include integral seating.

Modern pergola structures can also include architectural or engineering structures having a pergola design, which are not used in gardens. [[California High-Speed Rail]], for instance, uses large concrete pergolas to support high-speed rail [[guideway]]s which cut over roadways or other rail tracks at shallow angles (unlike bridges or overcrossings which are usually nearly at right angles). (See the high-speed rail pergola structure picture elsewhere in the article for an illustration.)