A building is a constructed, often multi-level structure designed to provide shelter, space, and functional environments for human activities such as living, working, or storing goods.
Observed surface forms (155)
- historic building ×579
- church building ×210
- historic house ×182
- office building ×180
- skyscraper ×113
- palace ×96
- country house ×91
- castle ×83
- university building ×82
- hotel ×76
- modernist building ×68
- theatre building ×62
- commercial building ×54
- museum building ×53
- observation tower ×50
- lighthouse ×49
- opera house ×47
- mosque ×46
- high-rise building ×44
- architectural structure ×43
- headquarters building ×43
- library building ×42
- mansion ×33
- architectural landmark ×31
- neoclassical building ×30
- stately home ×28
- mixed-use building ×27
- demolished building ×21
- residential building ×18
- Art Deco building ×17
- former building ×17
- tower ×17
- Harvard University building ×16
- ancient Egyptian temple ×16
- house ×15
- foundation ×14
- public building ×13
- landmark building ×12
- ancient Greek temple ×10
- art museum building ×10
- meeting hall ×9
- residence hall ×9
- villa ×9
- historical building ×8
- skyscraper hotel ×8
- hotel building ×7
- post office building ×7
- International Style building ×6
- apartment building ×6
- campus landmark ×6
- manor house ×6
- 19th-century building ×5
- colonial-era building ×5
- commercial office building ×5
- dormitory ×5
- house museum ×5
- modernist house ×5
- work of Le Corbusier ×5
- Gothic Revival building ×4
- Japanese castle ×4
- apartment complex ×4
- architecturalStructure ×4
- building in New York City ×4
- classroom building ×4
- geodesic dome ×4
- law school building ×4
- public house ×4
- public library building ×4
- supertall skyscraper ×4
- townhouse ×4
- Brutalist building ×3
- bakery ×3
- bank building ×3
- destroyed building ×3
- dormitory building ×3
- exposition building ×3
- pyramid-shaped building ×3
- restaurant building ×3
- Chinese pavilion ×2
- Edwardian building ×2
- Romanesque Revival architecture building ×2
- architecture library ×2
- architecture school building ×2
- building in London ×2
- building ruin ×2
- custom house ×2
- green building ×2
- historic building ensemble ×2
- palace building ×2
- planned building ×2
- treasury building ×2
- twin towers ×2
- Chinese-style building ×1
- House of the Parliament of India ×1
- Modernist architectural work ×1
- Neo-Gothic building ×1
- Unité d’Habitation type building ×1
- abandoned building ×1
- administration building ×1
- adobe building ×1
- annex building ×1
- architectural masterpiece ×1
- archives building ×1
- bank headquarters building ×1
- brutalist building ×1
- building in Amsterdam ×1
- building in Copenhagen ×1
- building on the National Register of Historic Places ×1
- chapter house ×1
- circus building ×1
- collegiate building ×1
- colonial building ×1
- contemporary building ×1
- corporate office building ×1
- curtain wall building ×1
- dacha ×1
- dining establishment ×1
- dining facility ×1
- dining room ×1
- energy-efficient building ×1
- engineering building ×1
- farm building ×1
- fire engine house ×1
- flatiron building ×1
- former brewery ×1
- former legislative building ×1
- former library building ×1
- guesthouse ×1
- historical industrial facility ×1
- housing block ×1
- housing unit ×1
- immigration station building ×1
- iron-and-glass building ×1
- mission building ×1
- mixed-use skyscraper ×1
- modernist residential building ×1
- modernist villa ×1
- octagonal building ×1
- public records building ×1
- residential and commercial building ×1
- residential apartment building ×1
- resort building ×1
- skyscraper brand ×1
- skyscraper-style capitol ×1
- spa building ×1
- steel manufacturing plant ×1
- stock exchange building ×1
- supertall building ×1
- sustainable building ×1
- temple-form building ×1
- terrace building ×1
- transportation building ×1
- underground building ×1
- warehouse ×1
- weighing house ×1
Instances (2,278)
- Tjaden Hall via concept surface "university building"
- Saban Media Center via concept surface "headquarters building"
- Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel via concept surface "hotel"
- Nebraska State Capitol via concept surface "skyscraper-style capitol"
- Noorderkerk via concept surface "church building"
- Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro via concept surface "opera house"
- Palazzo Rucellai via concept surface "palace"
- York Cottage via concept surface "country house"
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Saints Peter and Paul Church
via concept surface "historic building"
surface form: Saints Peter and Paul Church (San Francisco)
- Kingdom Centre via concept surface "skyscraper"
- Uris Library via concept surface "historic building"
- Harvard Yard’s University Hall via concept surface "historic building"
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De Duif church
via concept surface "church building"
surface form: De Duif
- New York City Hall via concept surface "historic building"
- Etchmiadzin Cathedral via concept surface "church building"
- Hanoi Opera House via concept surface "opera house"
- Kenwood House via concept surface "historic house"
- McGraw Hall via concept surface "university building"
- North Block, New Delhi via concept surface "office building"
- Villa Rotonda via concept surface "country house"
- Main Immigration Building via concept surface "historic building"
- Presidential Palace, Helsinki via concept surface "neoclassical building"
- Askainen church via concept surface "church building"
- White House, Moscow via concept surface "office building"
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Constanța
via concept surface "historic building"
surface form: Casino Constanța
- 6–9 Carlton House Terrace via concept surface "terrace building"
- Connecticut State Capitol via concept surface "historic building"
- Sydney Opera House via concept surface "opera house"
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Lincoln Hall
via concept surface "university building"
surface form: Lincoln Hall (Cornell University)
- Al Faisaliyah Center via concept surface "skyscraper"
- Central Tower via concept surface "tower"
- Wolterton Hall via concept surface "country house"
- Neuschwanstein Castle via concept surface "castle"
- Faneuil Hall via concept surface "historic building"
- Tour Montparnasse via concept surface "skyscraper"
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Montpelier estate in Thomaston, Maine
via concept surface "historic house"
surface form: Montpelier (Thomaston, Maine)
- Knowsley Hall via concept surface "stately home"
- Stormfield (Mark Twain estate) via concept surface "historic house"
- Morrill Hall via concept surface "university building"
- Hohenschwangau Castle via concept surface "castle"
- Ben Thanh Market
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Clitheroe
via concept surface "castle"
surface form: Clitheroe Castle
- 2 Tony Wilson Place
- Stimson Hall via concept surface "university building"
- Hotel Nacional de Cuba via concept surface "hotel"
- Terminal Tower via concept surface "skyscraper"
- Dancing House
- 8 Spruce Street via concept surface "high-rise building"
- Nuremberg Castle via concept surface "castle"
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Earl of Aberdeen
via concept surface "country house"
surface form: Haddo House