grantstructure...if the canopy is attached to the building, particularly a hanging canopy, it is usually not considered an open structure...it is an overhang, or if wide enough, a roof and an overhang.

What is the difference between a canopy and an overhang?

As nouns the difference between overhang and canopy

is that overhang is the volume that tips the balance between the demand and the supply toward demand lagging supply while canopy is a high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.

What is the overhang called?

The eaves are the edges of the roof which overhang the face of a wall and, normally, project beyond the side of a building.