building
C240
concept
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 (200)
- historic building ×5,538
- church building ×4,098
- historic house ×1,432
- office building ×1,109
- castle ×1,107
- hotel ×901
- university building ×858
- country house ×831
- palace ×739
- skyscraper ×690
- lighthouse ×632
- theatre building ×541
- library building ×534
- mosque ×466
- commercial building ×437
- architectural structure ×375
- modernist building ×322
- museum building ×322
- architectural landmark ×319
- opera house ×298
- high-rise building ×291
- public building ×233
- observation tower ×226
- house ×169
- mansion ×166
- residential building ×160
- public house ×157
- headquarters building ×149
- tower ×137
- neoclassical building ×132
- stately home ×130
- manor house ×117
- mixed-use building ×106
- demolished building ×101
- foundation ×100
- ancient Greek temple ×93
- landmark building ×93
- Art Deco building ×86
- villa ×83
- house museum ×79
- skyscraper hotel ×77
- apartment building ×71
- Gothic Revival building ×64
- ancient Egyptian temple ×64
- former building ×61
- historical building ×58
- Japanese castle ×54
- townhouse ×54
- 19th-century building ×53
- campus landmark ×53
- colonial-era building ×48
- post office building ×48
- residence hall ×37
- hotel building ×36
- art museum building ×33
- meeting hall ×31
- commercial office building ×30
- apartment complex ×26
- bank building ×25
- architecturalStructure ×23
- law school building ×23
- Harvard University building ×22
- public library building ×21
- custom house ×17
- twin towers ×17
- bakery ×15
- modernist house ×15
- supertall skyscraper ×14
- International Style building ×13
- building in London ×13
- engineering building ×13
- geodesic dome ×12
- timber-framed building ×12
- adobe building ×11
- dining establishment ×11
- palace building ×11
- planned building ×11
- stock exchange building ×10
- warehouse ×10
- building façade ×9
- modernist villa ×9
- spa building ×9
- building in New York City ×8
- dining facility ×8
- dining room ×8
- dormitory ×8
- guesthouse ×8
- bank headquarters building ×7
- classroom building ×7
- restaurant building ×7
- tower block ×7
- Brutalist building ×6
- building expansion ×6
- circus building ×6
- destroyed building ×6
- dormitory building ×6
- exposition building ×6
- green building ×6
- historic building ensemble ×6
- pyramid-shaped building ×6
- Chinese pavilion ×5
- administration building ×5
- commercial skyscraper ×5
- sustainable building ×5
- work of Le Corbusier ×5
- BBC building ×4
- architecture library ×4
- flatiron building ×4
- former brewery ×4
- market house ×4
- ornamental building ×4
- residential apartment building ×4
- supertall building ×4
- 建築物 ×4
- Edwardian building ×3
- Romanesque Revival architecture building ×3
- abandoned building ×3
- annex building ×3
- apartment block ×3
- architectural masterpiece ×3
- building in Oslo ×3
- former legislative building ×3
- octagonal building ×3
- public records building ×3
- transportation building ×3
- treasury building ×3
- Brutalist architecture building ×2
- Neo-Gothic building ×2
- architecture school building ×2
- archives building ×2
- building name ×2
- building on the National Register of Historic Places ×2
- building ruin ×2
- chapter house ×2
- colonial building ×2
- contemporary building ×2
- cult building ×2
- institutional building ×2
- loft apartment building ×2
- mission building ×2
- mixed-use skyscraper ×2
- modernist residential building ×2
- private club building ×2
- resort building ×2
- spherical building ×2
- studio building ×2
- uncompleted building ×2
- underground building ×2
- オフィスビル ×2
- 建筑物 ×2
- Chinese-style building ×1
- Googie architecture building ×1
- House of the Parliament of India ×1
- Modernist architectural work ×1
- Unité d’Habitation type building ×1
- accommodation building ×1
- assembly house ×1
- attraction building ×1
- bakery building ×1
- bank building expansion ×1
- boardinghouse ×1
- brutalist building ×1
- building in Amsterdam ×1
- building in Budapest ×1
- building in Copenhagen ×1
- building in Edinburgh ×1
- building in France ×1
- building in Hong Kong ×1
- building in Houston ×1
- building in Los Angeles ×1
- building in Madrid ×1
- building in Norway ×1
- building in StarCraft ×1
- building in Stockholm ×1
- building in fiction ×1
- building in film ×1
- byggnad i Stockholm ×1
- class of building ×1
- club building ×1
- clubhouse building ×1
- collapsed building ×1
- collegiate building ×1
- commercial building component ×1
- concrete building ×1
- construction hall ×1
- contemporary architecture building ×1
- corporate office building ×1
- curtain wall building ×1
- dacha ×1
- doelen building ×1
- dwelling ×1
- earthquake-resistant building ×1
- edificio de oficinas ×1
- edificio institucional ×1
- energy-efficient building ×1
- estate building ×1
- executive building ×1
- extension building ×1
- farm building ×1
- financial building ×1
Instances (23,436)
- Boardwalk Hall via concept surface "historic building"
- Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa via concept surface "skyscraper hotel"
- Tropicana Atlantic City via concept surface "hotel"
-
parish church of St Nicholas
via concept surface "church building"
surface form: parish church of St Nicholas in Chrzanów
- St Nicholas Church in Chrzanów via concept surface "historic building"
- Reunion Tower via concept surface "observation tower"
- Treasury of the Athenians via concept surface "treasury building"
- Maimun Palace via concept surface "historic building"
- Mosque of the Three Doors via concept surface "mosque"
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2009 Mies van der Rohe Award
via concept surface "opera house"
surface form: Oslo Opera House
- Baťa skyscraper (Building No. 21) via concept surface "office building"
- Zlín Castle via concept surface "castle"
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Anichkov Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
via concept surface "palace"
surface form: Anichkov Palace
- North Lees Hall via concept surface "manor house"
- Cary Memorial Library via concept surface "library building"
- Kodak Tower via concept surface "skyscraper"
- Sand Island Light via concept surface "lighthouse"
- Charles Shipman Payson Building via concept surface "museum building"
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Assumption Cathedral
via concept surface "church building"
surface form: Assumption Cathedral (Moscow)
- Church of San Domenico, Noto via concept surface "church building"
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Palazzo Biscari, Catania
via concept surface "palace"
surface form: Palazzo Biscari
- Legion of Honor via concept surface "museum building"
- Morosco Theatre via concept surface "demolished building"
- Federal Trade Commission Building via concept surface "headquarters building"
- East Block via concept surface "historic building"
- Caesars Atlantic City via concept surface "hotel"
- St David’s Church, Neath via concept surface "church building"
- Knowles Memorial Chapel via concept surface "historic building"
- Caroline Chapel via concept surface "historic building"
- Yavuz Selim Mosque via concept surface "mosque"
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Danesmoate House, Dublin
via concept surface "country house"
surface form: Danesmoate House
- Slane Castle via concept surface "castle"
- Oriam, Scotland's Sports Performance Centre
- Presbytère via concept surface "historic building"
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Cabildo
via concept surface "historic building"
surface form: Cabildo (New Orleans)
- Maison Guiette via concept surface "modernist residential building"
- Château de Tarascon via concept surface "castle"
- Himeji Castle via concept surface "Japanese castle"
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Peyton Randolph House, Colonial Williamsburg
via concept surface "historic house"
surface form: Peyton Randolph House
- Bonn Minster via concept surface "church building"
- Post Tower via concept surface "skyscraper"
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Evanston History Center
via concept surface "historic house"
surface form: Charles Gates Dawes House
- Rideau Centre
- Woolwich Arsenal Gatehouse via concept surface "historic building"
- Calvin Theater via concept surface "historic building"
- Calgary Tower via concept surface "observation tower"
- Temple of Gerf Hussein (relocated remains) via concept surface "ancient Egyptian temple"
- Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury via concept surface "historic building"
- Palace of Justice, Rome via concept surface "historic building"
- Palazzo Pamphilj via concept surface "historic building"