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Building group gathers buildings into broad families that serve a similar purpose, such as religious, civic or residential structures. Wikipedia notes that "historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving architectural achievements," and those achievements cluster naturally around a handful of recurring building purposes. This grouping lets a visitor compare buildings that were raised to do the same kind of job.

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Earliest Attested Era

9500 BCE 1

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123 entries

Era of Emergence

Origin Region

Airports and Airport Terminals

Ancient Egyptian Temples

Ancient Monuments (Pyramids and Obelisks)

Apartment and Multi-Family Buildings

Archaeological Sites of East and Southeast Asia

Archaeological Sites of Mesoamerica and Indigenous North America

Archaeological Sites of Prehistoric Europe

Archaeological Sites of South Asia

Archaeological Sites of Sub-Saharan Africa

Archaeological Sites of the Mediterranean and Greco-Roman World

Archaeological Sites of the Near East, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt and North Africa

Architecturally Significant Houses

Arts and Community Centers

Bridges and Viaducts

Buddhist Temples and Pagodas

Bus and Transit Terminals

Camps, Lodges and Leisure Venues

Castles

Central Virginia

Christian Churches and Cathedrals

Citadels and City Walls

City and Town Halls

Coastal Virginia

Colonial and Post-Medieval Ruin Sites (Misfiled)

Commemorative Statues, Columns and Markers

Commercial Building Types and Terms

Concert Halls and Convention Centers

Corporate Headquarters, Campuses and Office Complexes

Cottages and Small Houses

Courts and Judicial Buildings

Cultural and Institutional Landmarks (Other)

Department Stores and Shopping Buildings

Executive, Head-of-State and Diplomatic Buildings

Factories, Mills, Breweries and Works

Farmsteads and Homesteads of the Midwestern United States

Farmsteads and Homesteads of the Northeastern United States

Farmsteads and Homesteads of the Southern United States

Farmsteads and Homesteads of the Western United States

Farmsteads and Homesteads Outside the United States

Fortified Prisons

Forts and Coastal Defenses

Government Building Types and Terms (Other)

Hindu Temples

Historic Clock and Bell Towers

Historic Districts (Multiple Buildings)

Historic Homes and Estates (Misfiled)

Historic Homes and Farms (Misfiled)

Historic House Museums

Historic Houses of the Midwestern and Western United States

Historic Houses of the New York City Region

Historic Houses of the Rest of the Northeastern United States

Historic Houses of the Southern United States

Historic Houses of Upstate New York

Historic Houses Outside the United States

Historic Wells and Fountains

Hotels and Grand Hotels

Inns, Taverns and Public Houses

Islamic Mosques

Jewish Synagogues

Legislative, Parliament and International Body Buildings

Libraries and Archives

Lighthouses

Manor and Country Houses

Markets and Market Halls

Mausoleums, Tombs and Mounds

Monument and Tower Types and Terms (Other)

Museums of Asia and the Pacific

Museums of Europe

Museums of North America

Museums of the Middle East, Africa and Latin America

National and Iconic Landmark Monuments

Northern Virginia

Observation, Communication and Landmark Towers

Other and Multi-Faith Sites

Palaces of Central Italy

Palaces of Eastern Europe and Russia

Palaces of North America

Palaces of Northern Italy

Palaces of South and East Asia

Palaces of Southern Italy