Category: Geography
Created by: afw823
Number of Blossarys: 10
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A yurt is a traditional structure used by nomads in Central Asia as their homes. Yurts have been an important part of life in Central Asia for upwards of three thousand years. A yurt is a portable ...
A villa is often a large, country house or estate. Originally it was a roman term for an upper-class country home they maintained popularity throughout Italy. Villas have since spread around the ...
Stucco is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a dense solid and is used as a protective coating for walls. A stucco mansion is a housing trend ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
