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)
- Palace of the Governors via concept surface "historic building"
- Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi via concept surface "church building"
- Japan Society building
- Municipal Theatre of São Paulo via concept surface "opera house"
- County Hall
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Durham
via concept surface "castle"
surface form: Durham Castle
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Number One Observatory Circle (as Vice President)
surface form: Number One Observatory Circle
- York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England via concept surface "country house"
- São Paulo Cathedral via concept surface "church building"
- Hawkes House via concept surface "historic house"
- Derby Wharf Light Station via concept surface "lighthouse"
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Earl of Orford
via concept surface "country house"
surface form: Houghton Hall
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Charles Laisné
via concept surface "church building"
surface form: Sacré-Cœur Basilica
- Basildon Park via concept surface "country house"
- Rensselaer County Courthouse via concept surface "historic building"
- Nigerian National Mosque via concept surface "mosque"
- Virginia Military Institute Parade Ground via concept surface "campus landmark"
- Queen's Chapel via concept surface "church building"
- Meriwether County courthouse via concept surface "historic building"
- Park Street Church via concept surface "church building"
- Old Corner Bookstore via concept surface "historic building"
- All Saints' Church, Wittenberg via concept surface "church building"
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Hillington
via concept surface "country house"
surface form: Hillington Hall
- Carnegie Institution of Washington building
- Arlington Theatre via concept surface "theatre building"
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Yaquina Head
via concept surface "lighthouse"
surface form: Yaquina Head Lighthouse
- Illinois State Capitol via concept surface "historic building"
- Château de Malmaison via concept surface "historic house"
- Methil Parish Church via concept surface "church building"
- McLean House via concept surface "historic house"
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Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C. (former Old Post Office)
via concept surface "hotel building"
surface form: Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C.
- U.S. Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair (Expo 58) via concept surface "modernist building"
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2 Columbus Circle, New York City
surface form: 2 Columbus Circle
- United States Embassy chancery in New Delhi (1954–1959) via concept surface "modernist building"
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Marquesses of Douglas
via concept surface "castle"
surface form: Douglas Castle
- The Rice Building via concept surface "flatiron building"
- Old Post Office Pavilion via concept surface "historic building"
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University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center, Fayetteville
via concept surface "university building"
surface form: University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center
- Dana–Thomas House via concept surface "house"
- Illinois Governor’s Mansion via concept surface "historic house"
- Durham Castle via concept surface "castle"
- Palace Green Library via concept surface "historic building"
- Belle Grove Plantation, Virginia via concept surface "historic house"
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Jan Letzel
surface form: Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall
- St Mary’s Church, Battersea, London via concept surface "church building"
- Church of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul, Rueil-Malmaison via concept surface "church building"
- Château de Boncourt via concept surface "country house"
- Anne Frank Stichting via concept surface "foundation"
- Hofwijck via concept surface "historic house"
- A. T. & T. Building, Kansas City, Missouri via concept surface "office building"