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folly < fanlight  |  gazebo >  
A folly is a building built deliberately to be nothing other than ornamental. In the 18th & 19th centuries, they were frequently built as a decoration in the grounds of a stately home, and may take the form of a castle, temple or rustic hermitage.

See also: gazebo :: pavilion

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