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SHADE STRUCTURES: DID YOU KNOW THEY DATE BACK TO ANCIENT TIMES?
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Randomly stumbled across this today - apparently those canvas shade things we put over patios and windows actually date back to ancient Egypt and Rome. Kinda wild imagining Caesar chilling under one, you know? Wonder what materials they used back then...
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From what I've read, the Romans mostly used linen or canvas fabrics for their shade structures. They'd stretch these materials across wooden frames or ropes - pretty similar to what we do today, actually. Egyptians, on the other hand, sometimes used woven reeds or palm leaves. Makes sense considering what they had available locally. Kinda cool how we're still borrowing ideas from thousands of years ago... guess good design never goes out of style.
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