Medivial Pavilions- LONG

[Maureen Martinez]

>      From Jenny Winslow:

>      I have seen two "round pavilions" in real life. Both of these
>      used a rigid ring to support the walls.  The only pole used was
>      the center pole.  The walls were supported at the top by the
>      ring, and pulled out at the bottom by stakes.  Making a "sided"
>      pavilion, eliminates the need for the support ring, and your
>      walls are supported by the poles at the top and stakes at the
>      bottom.  Note that both of the round pavilions I saw were small
>      in floor area.  They seemed to be limited by the design of the
>      supporting ring.

Hmmm, she has probably not seen our yurt:-)

>From Jenny....

Oops, I guess I consider yurts another animal altogether....No offense intended.
As I have absolutely no experience with them, I will let you handle that 
conversation.

Cheers!