Pagode umbrella

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Elegant rain roof
Inspired by the graceful rooflines of Asian architecture, the pagoda umbrella with its distinctive shape is a special alternative to the home-garden-and-kitchen umbrella. The charm of this umbrella is that the different panels at the top end in an elegant point, like a Buddhist temple building. In the early eighteenth century, pagoda-shaped umbrellas and parasols became fashionable in Europe and costume prints from the time show that they were worn by ladies with special walking costumes. Pagoda umbrellas are still decorative, sometimes almost burlesque, with bows, ruffles, lace or contrasting ribs. White ones are popular as romantic wedding umbrellas.

 

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