Category: Geography
Created by: afw823
Number of Blossarys: 10
English (EN) 
A Swedish term for a deep red paint made famous for its use on wooden cottages and barns. The traditional color became popular due to its effectiveness at preserving wood. in the early 16th and 17th ...
A house built in the United Kingdoms or former British colonies during the time period of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). Victorian Style consists of a wide range of styles of buildings, but one of the ...
A timber house found in Alps, distinguished by the exposed and decorative use of structural members, balconies, and stairs. Upper floors usually project beyond the stories below. A popular form of ...
A Chinese style house centered around a shared courtyard. The term first appeared in the Zhou dynasty (1026-256 BC) meaning "town". A hutong now has the meaning of both an alley or a house. ...
Is a simple house built from logs usually kept simple with just four exterior walls. Historically most log cabins were one story houses meant for ease of construction. Unlike other wood houses these ...
Mudbrick is a brick, made from a mixture of mud, loam, sand and water mixed with a binding property such as straw or rice husks. The bricks would generally be set out to sun dry for up to 25 days. A ...
Originally the term penthouse referred to a separate house constructed on top of an existing building. Whereas today it is now referring to an apartment on the top floor of a building. A penthouse ...
