Folly

:Folly is also a synonym for foolishness; see stupidity. A folly is a silly error.

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In architecture, a folly is an extravagant, useless, or fanciful building, or a building that appears to be something other than what it is.

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The term comes from the fact that such structures have often been dubbed "'s Folly", in the sense of foolishness or madness.

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Follies are usually found in parks or large grounds of houses and stately homes; they may sometimes have been deliberately built to look partially in ruins. They were especially popular from the end of the 16th century to the 18th century.

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The Parc de la Villette in Paris has a number of modern follies by different architects.

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Stupidity: Stupidity is the quality or condition of being stupid, lacking intelligence, or having a low IQ. This quality can be attributed to both an individual himself (John Smith is stupid) or his actions, words or beliefs (John Smith's policies are stupid). The term can thus also refer to poor use of judgem...

Error: The word error has different meanings in different domains. Current meanings in some of those domains are described below. The Latin word error meant "wandering" or "straying"....

Stately home: A stately home is, strictly speaking, one of about 500 large properties built in England between the mid-16th century and the early part of the 20th century, as well as converted abbeys and other church property (after the Dissolution of the Monasteries). They are usually distinguished from true "ca...

Folly related Images and Photos (experimental)

Garden Folly I

English Folly

Martincho's Other Folly in the Bull Ring at Saragossa after a Painting by Goya (1746-1828)