buildings
Erected permanent structures
Buildings are structures with walls and a roof—places where people live, work, worship, or store things.
The word covers everything from sheds to skyscrapers.
A building can also be the act of constructing: The building of the cathedral took centuries.
As modifier, building describes things related to construction: building materials, building codes, building permits.
Very tall urban building
- highriseMultistory urban building
- apartmentRented unit in building
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
- officeProfessional work location
tower · block · plaza · mall · warehouse · loft · tenement · brownstone
One's personal residence
- houseResidential building
- residencePlace one inhabits
- dwellingPlace of residence
- abodePlace of residence
domicile · quarters · accommodation · bungalow · cottage · cabin · villa · mansion
Underlying support structure
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- girderMain structural support beam
- beamStructural support member
- columnVertical structural element
truss · joist · lintel · rafter · load-bearing · masonry · brickwork · reinforcement
Ornate artistic period
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- spireTapering architectural peak
column · arch · portico · pediment · cornice · frieze · balustrade · pilaster
Sacred worship structure
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- synagogueJewish house of worship
- cathedralBishop's principal church
chapel · shrine · pagoda · monastery · abbey · minaret · stupa · gurdwara
Structure honoring someone remembered
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- historicalOf documented times
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
restoration · listed · protected · ruins · ancient · castle · fortress · palace
skyscraper
Very tall urban building
- highriseMultistory urban building
- apartmentRented unit in building
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
office · tower · block · plaza · mall · warehouse · loft · tenement · brownstone · rowhouse
home
One's personal residence
abode · domicile · quarters · accommodation · bungalow · cottage · cabin · villa · mansion · farmhouse
foundation
Underlying support structure
column · truss · joist · lintel · rafter · load-bearing · masonry · brickwork · reinforcement · scaffolding
Baroque
Ornate artistic period
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- domeRounded vault forming roof
spire · column · arch · portico · pediment · cornice · frieze · balustrade · pilaster · minaret
temple
Sacred worship structure
cathedral · chapel · shrine · pagoda · monastery · abbey · minaret · stupa · gurdwara · basilica
monument
Structure honoring someone remembered
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- historicalOf documented times
preservation · restoration · listed · protected · ruins · ancient · castle · fortress · palace · citadel
- man-madecars, planes, boats, trains, houses
- manufactured goodsautomobiles, appliances, auto parts, cars, trucks
- nounsanimals, bags, balls, banks, beds
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, house
- architectureEiffel Tower, architects, design, thatching, drawings
- city viewsskyline, cityscape, rooftop view, urban landscape, city lights
buildingstents
Portable fabric shelters
vehicles · mobile homes · trailers · campers · yurts
buildingswilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
open land · nature · natural landscape · undeveloped land · fields
- building blocksBasic units for construction
- apartment buildingMulti-story residential structure
- building upIncreasing gradually
- office buildingStructure for professional work
- building bridgesFostering relationships between parties
- building restorationRepairing deteriorated structures
building, rebuilding, outbuilding, overbuilding, building site