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edificio construido principalmente para decoración
En arquitectura, una folly es un edificio construido principalmente para decoración, pero que sugiere a través de su apariencia algún otro propósito, o de una apariencia tan extravagante que trasciende el rango de los edificios de jardín habituales.
“FOLLY, n. That "gift and faculty divine" whose creative and controlling energy inspires Man's mind, guides his actions and adorns his life.”
“For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”
“Well, thus we play the fools with the time, and the spirits of the wise sit in the clouds and mock us.”
“Fool beckons fool, and dunce awakens dunce.”
“An old doting fool, with one foot already in the grave.”
“Qui se croit sage, ô ciel! est un grand fou.”
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