Editing Pergola (section)

===Features and types===
Pergolas may link pavilions or extend from a building's door to an open garden feature such as an isolated terrace or pool. Freestanding pergolas, those not attached to a home or other structure, provide a sitting area that allows for breeze and light sun, but offer protection from the harsh glare of direct sunlight.

Pergolas also give climbing plants a structure on which to grow.<ref>
[http://www.ronhazelton.com/article/outdoors/patios/UDExOQ/How_to_Build_a_Pergola "How To Build A Pergola"] on ''Ron Hazelton's HouseCalls''</ref>

In 1498, [[Leonardo da Vinci]] decorated the [[Sala delle Asse]] of the [[Castello Sforzesco]] in Milan to give the illusion of the great square and vaulted reception hall being within a pergola that was made up of the intertwined branches of sixteen huge mulberry trees.<ref>Ruggiero, Rocky, ''[https://rockyruggiero.com/episode-142-leonardo-da-vincis-sala-delle-asse/ Episode 142 – Leonardo da Vinci’s Sala delle Asse]'', Making Art and History Come to Life, Rebuilding the Renaissance, October 6, 2021</ref> The novel project was commissioned by the Duke of Milan, [[Ludovico Sforza]].