A canopy is an overhead roof structure that has open sides. Canopies are typically intended to provide shelter from the rain or sun, but may also be used for decorative purposes, or to give emphasis to a route or part of a building.

Is a canopy considered a structure?

A canopy is an overhead structure typically intended to provide shelter from rain or sun. ... Today, canopies are also constructed as independent structures. Canopies constructed with a fabric covering a stand-alone structure are called a cabana or a gazebo.

What canopy means?

(Entry 1 of 2) 1a : a cloth covering suspended over a bed. b : a cover (as of cloth) fixed or carried above a person of high rank or a sacred object : baldachin A canopy hung over the altar. c : a protective covering: such as. (1) : the uppermost spreading branchy layer of a forest.