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Detached House

A house that is not joined to any other house. It’s a large house surrounded by a garden.

Semi-detached House

Semi-detached housing consists of pairs of houses built side-by-side.

Terraced House

A terraced house is a group of identical houses that share their outer walls. The first and the last house of each row is called end terrace.

Cottage

A cottage is, typically, a small house. The word comes from England where it originally was a house that has a ground floor, with a first, lower floor of bedrooms which fit within the roofspace.

Chalet

A Chalet is a type of building or house native of the Alpine region in Europe. It is made of wood, with a heavy, gently sloping roof and wide, well-supported eaves set at right angles at the front of the house

Flat

A flat is a set of rooms for living in, including a kitchen, usually on one floor of a building.

Skyscrapers

A skyscraper is a tall, continuously inhabitable building of many floors, usually designed for office, commercial and residential use.

Bungalow

It´s a small house or cottage usually having a single floor and sometimes an additional attic floor. Almost all of them are made of wood.

Houseboat

A houseboat is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily as a home. Some houseboats are not motorized.

Studio

It´s a small apartment consisting of one main room, a kitchen or kitchenette, and a bathroom.

Caravan

It´s a vehicle equipped for living in, typically towed by a car and used for holidays.

Castle

It´s a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.

Mansion

A mansion is a large and impressive house with a lot of rooms and usually a swimming-pool.

Palace

The official residence of a king, queen, bishop, or other sovereign or famous person.

Lighthouse

It´s a tower or other structure displaying or flashing a very bright light for the guidance of ships in avoiding dangerous areas, in following certain routes, etc.

Treehouse

A small house that is built among the branches of a tree for children to play in.

Tent

It´s a portable shelter that is used outdoors. It is made of cloth (such as canvas or nylon) and it is held up with poles and ropes.

Windmill

It´s a structure that has parts which are turned around by the wind and that is used to produce power, pump water, etc.

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