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Objects Facet
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Built Environment (hierarchy name)
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Single Built Works (hierarchy name)
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single built works (built environment)
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<single built works by specific type>
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<single built works by function>
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agricultural structures
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agricultural buildings
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animal housing (agricultural structures)
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animal husbandry structures
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animal enclosures
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cattle barns
[
N
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dairies (non-mechanized)
[
N
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dairy barns
[
N
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horse barns
[
N
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sheep barns
[
N
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zoo buildings
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banqueting houses
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centers (built works)
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communication centers (buildings)
[
N
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community centers
[
N
]
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computer centers
[
N
]
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cultural centers (buildings)
[
N
]
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design centers (built works)
[
N
]
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distribution centers (built works)
[
N
]
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educational centers (buildings)
[
N
]
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research centers (buildings)
[
N
]
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transit centers
[
N
]
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ceremonial structures
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dolmens
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funerary structures
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Maypoles
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memorials (monuments)
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religious structures
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ritual pits
[
N
]
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clockhouses
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commercial buildings
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<eating and drinking buildings>
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financial institutions (buildings)
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mercantile buildings
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press buildings
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service industry buildings
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world trade centers
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communications structures
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communications buildings
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sound mirrors
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telecommunications towers
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telephone booths
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time balls
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domestic architecture
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residential structures
[
N
]
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special use structures (domestic architecture)
[
N
]
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exhibition buildings
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animal exhibition buildings
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corn palaces
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fair buildings
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galleries (buildings)
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halls of fame
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museums (buildings)
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planetaria (buildings)
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fine arts buildings
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fortifications (built environment)
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antiaircraft towers
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barricades
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bawns
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burgs
[
N
]
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castles (fortifications)
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city walls
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coastal fortifications
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field fortifications
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fortification elements
[
N
]
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fortresses
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forts
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guard booths
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limites
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lines (defensive works)
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pillboxes (military structures)
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plant fortifications
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redoubts
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sconces (fortifications)
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stockades
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tighremts
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gate structures
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ceremonial gates
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city gates
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entrance gates
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gates (swinging barriers)
[
N
]
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gopuras
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jani
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kissing gates
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memorial gates
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monumental gates
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pishtaqs
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pylons (gateways)
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quadrifrons
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sanmon
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water gates
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historic buildings
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historic houses
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landmark buildings
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listed buildings
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humanities buildings
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hydraulic structures
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<hydraulic structures by form>
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<hydraulic structures by function>
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industrial structures
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coaling stations
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drilling structures
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industrial buildings
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metal works structures
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mine structures
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shipyard structures
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<temporary alphabetical list: industrial structures>
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textile mill structures
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tipples
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information handling facilities
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architectural centers
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archives (buildings)
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documentation centers
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information centers (facilities)
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libraries (buildings)
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institutional buildings
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academic buildings
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correctional institutions (buildings)
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health and welfare buildings
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institutes (buildings)
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institutions (buildings)
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laundry buildings
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laundry rooms
[
N
]
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washhouses (outbuildings)
[
N
]
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liberal arts buildings
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lodges (Native American structures)
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earth lodges
[
N
]
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sweathouses
[
N
]
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tipis
[
N
]
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wigwams
[
N
]
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main buildings
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wharenui
[
N
]
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military buildings
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<military deployment and distribution buildings>
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military security buildings
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military social buildings
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military training buildings
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recruiting stations
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<temporary alphabetical list: military buildings>
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mills (buildings)
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water mills
[
N
]
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windmills
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mixed-use buildings
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monuments
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<monuments by form>
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<monuments by function>
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multipurpose buildings
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gymnatoriums
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office buildings
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<office buildings by form>
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<office buildings by function>
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performing arts structures
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band shells
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bandstands
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music buildings
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performing arts buildings
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puppet theaters (structures)
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printing houses
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protective structures
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public accommodations
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bed-and-breakfasts
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caravanserais
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hospices (public accomodations)
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hostelries
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hostels
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hotels (built public accommodations)
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inns (built works)
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khans (built works)
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lodges (public accommodations)
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lodging facilities
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motels
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resthouses
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public buildings (governmental buildings)
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<public buildings by function>
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<public buildings by location or context>
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<temporary alphabetical list: public buildings>
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qasgit
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recreation structures
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amusement rides
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beach architecture
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bleachers
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climbing walls
[
N
]
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courts (recreation spaces)
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deer stands
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entertainment buildings
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grandstands
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park buildings
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recreation buildings
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<temporary alphabetical list: recreation structures>
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water recreation structures
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winter sports structures
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research structures
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particle accelerators
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research buildings
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residential structures
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dwellings
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science structures
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physics buildings
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science buildings
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shelters (single built works)
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air raid shelters
[
N
]
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animal shelters (welfare buildings)
[
N
]
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belfries (wooden structures)
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bicycle sheds
[
N
]
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blinds (shelters)
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bus shelters
[
N
]
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crisis shelters
[
N
]
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night shelters
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pandals
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penthouses (shelters)
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rock shelters
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stepwells
[
N
]
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<social and civic buildings>
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alumni centers
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assembly halls
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church houses
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church lodges
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civic centers (buildings)
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college centers (buildings)
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community centers
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convention centers
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cultural centers (buildings)
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cybercafes
[
N
]
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ekklesiasteria
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faculty clubs (built works)
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fellowship halls
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marriage halls
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parish halls
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parish houses
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societies' buildings
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stoas
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student unions (buildings)
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togu na
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union halls
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special use structures (domestic architecture)
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birth huts
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death huts
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dormitories (buildings)
[
N
]
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hale 'aina
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hale kua
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homes for the aged
[
N
]
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menstrual huts
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mua
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storage facilities
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armories (military training buildings)
[
N
]
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depots (storage)
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food storage structures
[
N
]
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freight houses
[
N
]
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godowns
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granaries
[
N
]
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helms (built works)
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hoppers
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icehouses
[
N
]
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kura (storage facilities)
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missile silos
[
N
]
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ossuaries (buildings)
[
N
]
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posuban
[
N
]
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repositories (physical storage facilities)
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sheds (storage structures)
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storage tanks
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storehouses
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treasuries (buildings)
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vehicle storage buildings
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warehouses
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training centers
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transportation structures
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<temporary alphabetical list: transportation structures>
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transportation buildings
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transportation infrastructure
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<transportation structures by form>
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<transportation structures by function>
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workshop buildings
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ropewalks
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smithies
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