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The watercolour of a fisherman's house by the German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528 CE). Painted c. 1497 CE. (British Museum, London)

A terracotta funerary urn in the form of a house from the Villanovan culture of central Italy. 8th century BCE. (Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA)

A fresco from the House of the Ladies in Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Thera (Santorini), c. 17th century BCE. The several women depicted on the walls of the room wear typical Minoan dress. Above the women is a representation of a starry...

Ancient model of a house in Deir Rifa, Egypt, c. 1750-1700 BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

The exterior of a traditional Japanese house. Sakano family's residence, Jousou-shi (city) Ibaraki-ken (Prefecture), Japan.

The peristyle of the house of the Vettii, Pompeii. The villa was preserved following the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE.

The 5.8 m high columns of the atrium of the House of Dionysos, Delos. 3rd-2nd century BCE. The famous mosaic depicting Dionysos riding a tiger was discovered here.

Patrick Henry stands before the Virginia House of Burgesses to denounce the Stamp Act in May 1765. By Peter F. Rothermel, 1851, oil on canvas. In the Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial.

Recreated wattle and daub house at Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site, Cartersville, GA.

The House of the Governor, Uxmal, Mexico. The building was constructed in the 10th century CE to commemorate the reign of Lord Chahk. It was used as a royal palace and administrative centre.