added building {annex, building}.
single-purpose building set {complex, building}.
building {edifice}.
stadium end building {field house}.
monastery building {abbey}.
Domed round or polygonal buildings {baptistery} are for baptizing.
Churches can have long halls {basilica}|.
Early Renaissance churches {central plan church} had polygon shapes.
Domed round or polygonal buildings {chapel}| are for funerals.
monastery, convent, or covered columned walkway {cloister}.
nuns' building {convent}.
Mosques {madrasah} can have open squares with four rectangular, vaulted side halls. Domes can be over open squares.
Late New Stone Age peoples built large stone monuments {megalith}, using tall massive stones, with stones {cromlech} across tops, arranged in concentric rings.
cathedral or monastery church {minster}.
monks' building {monastery}.
nuns' building {nunnery}.
Buddhist temple or tower {pagoda}.
parson's home {parsonage}.
monastery or convent {priory}.
school-headmaster or parish-priest home {rectory}.
Church rooms {sacristy} can be for ceremonial utensils and clothes.
church {sanctuary}.
large temple or Eucharist-items holder {tabernacle}.
Jerusalem wall remnant {Wailing Wall} can be old-temple remains.
living place {abode}.
Buildings {barracks} can house soldiers, who sleep together in a large room.
brick townhouse {brownstone}.
small house {bungalow}.
small rough wood house or ship living quarters {cabin}.
Houses {chalet} can let snow slide off roof.
One-story apartments {condominium}| can be in homeowner associations and have monthly fees for maintenance, security, insurance, and recreation facilities.
living place {diggings}.
Houses {duplex} can have two similar-size living quarters.
house {habitation}.
shack {hovel}.
domed ice-block house {igloo}.
castle {keep}.
Shacks {lean-to} can have sloping roofs and open fronts.
large cabin {lodge}.
estate house {manor}.
house or apartment {pad}.
single-story house {ranch house}.
Houses {rest home} can be for old people unable to care for themselves.
townhouse {row house}.
poorly maintained apartment {tenement}.
Two-story houses {townhouse}| can be in homeowner associations and have monthly fees for maintenance, security, insurance, and recreation facilities.
large estate {villa}.
Apartments or office buildings {walk-up} can have no elevators.
Temporary dwellings {wickiup} can have wood frames covered by bark, hides, twigs, or grass.
Dome-shaped or cone-shaped dwellings {wigwam} can have wood frames covered by bark, hides, twigs, or grass.
bee buildings or hives {apiary}.
enclosed trees and plant building {arboretum}.
enclosed bird building {aviary}.
dove building {dovecote}.
small house or domesticated-rabbit holder {hutch}.
dog building {kennel}.
Fenced areas {paddock} can be for horses to wait for races.
horse house {stable}.
Houses {boardinghouse} can rent rooms and provide meals.
traveler lodging {caravansary}.
cheap hotel {flophouse}.
travel shelter or rooms {hospice}.
backpacker inn or rooms {hostel}.
inn or hotel {hostelry}.
inn {roadhouse}.
prison {calaboose}.
prison {hoosegow}.
prison {house of correction}.
Prisons {oubliette} can have ceiling entries.
federal or state prison {penitentiary}.
Open areas {concourse} can be for many people to gather or pass through.
enclosed yard {courtyard}.
Walls or hedges {labyrinth, maze} can form mazes.
communal house {longhouse}.
large stone {monolith}.
tall thin four-sided stone tower {obelisk}.
Buildings {pantheon} can showcase famous people statues.
Campuses can have quadrangular central areas {quad}, typically with four surrounding buildings.
Porches, balconies, patios, or flat areas {terrace} can be on raised earth or mountainsides.
Rooms {automat} can be for buying food from machines.
small restaurant {bistro}.
small restaurant {café, restaurant}.
eating hall {canteen}.
Restaurants {coffeehouse} can serve mainly specialty coffees.
Shops {delicatessen} can sell cold meats, cheeses, and prepared vegetables.
cafeteria {refectory}.
Buildings {soup kitchen} can be for poor people to receive free food.
Japanese buildings {teahouse} can be for tea ceremonies.
Restaurants {tearoom} can have refreshments.
nightclub {cabaret}.
low-class nightclub {dive}.
bar {gin mill}.
bar {public house}.
bar {saloon}.
large outdoor theater {amphitheater}.
large sports or theatrical-event building {arena}.
Clamshell-shaped enclosures {band shell} can be behind outdoor stages.
Stages can have semispherical backdrops {clamshell}|.
ancient large arena {coliseum}.
dance hall {discotheque}.
horse-show arena {hippodrome}.
large roofless sports arena {stadium}.
Theaters {theater-in-the-round} can have stage in middle, with seats all around.
Tombs {tholos} {beehive tomb} can have deep shafts with conical stone chambers.
tomb {catacomb}.
tomb building {hecatomb}.
burial chamber {mausoleum}|.
airplane parking area {apron, airport}.
German highway {autobahn}.
raised wooden walkway {boardwalk}.
Elevated roads {causeway} can be across wetlands or water.
Highway interchanges {cloverleaf}, in which vehicles do not cross paths but only merge, can look like four-leaf clovers from above.
tall supporting frame {gantry}, as for rockets.
main telephone line {trunk line}.
elevated train structure {ell}.
city or subway {metro}.
railroad track beginning {railhead}.
Train engines turn around in buildings {roundhouse}.
Towers {semaphore} can have flags, arms, or lights that can go up or down.
Structures {trestle} can be under bridges, or horizontal bars can have end legs.
Sluices {aqueduct}| can transport water over long distances using steady grade.
water storage pond or tank {cistern}.
Pipes {culvert} can go under roads or earth berms.
Machines {drawbridge} can raise or tilt bridge middle sections, to allow ships through.
Channels {millrace} to water wheels can speed water.
Waterways {seaway} can go from ocean inland.
Sloping water channels or troughs {sluice} can have gates.
reservoir water-overflow channel {spillway}.
Buildings {Turkish bath} can have steam baths, massage, and cold showers.
Roads or railroads {viaduct} can be above valleys on arches.
water-processing buildings {waterworks}.
Rocks or concrete {breakwater} can block tides at sea inlets.
People can build enclosures {cofferdam} from bottom to surface, to empty of water and allow work on bottom.
Earth or stone piles {embankment} can hold back water.
Concrete or rock lines {jetty} can block tides or currents at harbors or shorelines.
Earth or concrete banks {levee} can prevent river overflow.
Earth or concrete banks {seawall} can be at shore.
River dams {weir} can change water flow or trap fish.
Walkways and vehicle ways {dock, building} can lead into water for tying ships and boats.
Docks {dry dock} can lift boats out of water for work on hulls.
Vertical columns or beams {pier, building} can support buildings or platforms for boat docking.
wharf {quay}.
Platforms {wharf} can allow boat docking.
artist workshop {atelier}.
library or education building {athenaeum}.
raised roofed outdoor platform {bandstand}.
Outdoor/indoor marketplaces {bazaar} can have vendor stalls.
Shops {boutique} can sell rare or fancy goods.
beach bathhouse {cabana}.
legislative building {capitol}.
high-class-gambling building {casino}.
Buildings {clinic} can be where several doctors practice most specialties.
arts-education building {conservatory}.
border tax-collection building {customhouse}.
Buildings {dispensary} can be where people get medical supplies and medicines.
large shop {emporium}.
Buildings {experiment station} can hold measuring apparatus.
Schools {finishing school} can be for learning manners and etiquette.
Outdoor/indoor markets {flea market} can be for used or discounted items.
Buildings {foundry} can be for molding or casting metal.
Buildings {gallery} can be for exhibiting art works.
Very small buildings {kiosk} can be for selling small items.
Shops {machine shop} can cut and grind metal.
Enclosed or open shops {mall} can have parking areas.
Ride and amusement areas {midway} can be at fairs or circuses.
swimming pool {natatorium}.
Buildings {observatory} can hold telescopes.
liquor store {package store}.
old-time amusement center {penny arcade}.
Shops {pharmacy} can dispense drugs.
Domed buildings {planetarium} with projectors can display star and planet positions on ceilings.
Buildings {sanitarium} {sanatorium} can be for people with chronic diseases or tuberculosis, or can be resorts for exercise and rest.
small storage building {shed}.
state legislative building {statehouse}.
Buildings {station} can be for waiting for trains or buses.
Greek Classical towns had municipal halls {stoa} near market.
Buildings {studio} can be for producing entertainments or can be artist workshops or practice rooms.
Workplaces {sweatshop} can have large rooms where underpaid and overworked workers work.
Cylindrical chambers {wind tunnel} can have large fans.
Buildings {windmill} can have four large blades on a rotor that turns in wind.
Buildings {crematory} {crematorium} can be for cremation.
Buildings {funeral home} can be where bodies wait for burial or cremation.
Buildings {morgue} can be for dead people waiting for autopsy or identification.
Buildings {mortuary} can be for preparing bodies for burial or cremation.
slaughterhouse {abattoir}.
Buildings {creamery} can process dairy products.
Buildings {distillery} can make alcohol.
Buildings {granary} can hold stored grain.
Enclosed buildings {hothouse} can be for sensitive plants, with filtered light.
Slaughterhouses {packinghouse} can package meat.
Estates or farms {plantation} can have workers living there.
Cylindrical buildings {silo} can hold fodder.
Areas {stockyard} can hold livestock.
Small farms {truck farm} can be for produce.
fort or fortified palace {bastion}.
fortified wood or concrete building {blockhouse}.
military grocery and general store {commissary}.
Military grounds {presidio} can have fort and quarters.
Buildings {bagnio} can hold working prostitutes.
Buildings {bordello} can hold working prostitutes.
Buildings {brothel} can hold working prostitutes.
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