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  1. Apartment
    a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
  2. City block
    a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
  3. Bookshop
    a shop where books are sold
  4. Castle
    a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack
  5. Cathedral
    the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese
  6. Church
    a place for public (especially Christian) worship

    The church was empty
  7. Cinema
    a theater where films are shown
  8. Clinic
    a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists
  9. Club
    a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
  10. College
    a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed
  11. Cottage
    a small house with a single story
  12. Gallery
    a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited
  13. Guesthouse
    a house separate from the main house; for housing guests
  14. Hospital
    a health facility where patients receive treatment
  15. Hotel
    a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
  16. House
    a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

    He has a house on Cape Cod
  17. Kiosk
    small area set off by walls for special use
  18. Library
    a building that houses a collection of books and other materials
  19. Mosque
    (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
  20. Museum
    a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
  21. Office
    place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
  22. Palace
    a large and stately mansion
  23. Police station
    the building where the police work
  24. Prison
    a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
  25. Ruin
    a building in an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

    They explored several Roman ruins
  26. School
    a building where young people receive education

    The school was built in 1932
  27. Shop
    a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

    He bought it at a shop on Cape Cod
  28. Stadium
    a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
  29. Store
    • a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
    • a depository for goods
  30. Supermarket
    a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods
  31. Theatre
    a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
  32. Tower
    a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
  33. University
    a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees

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 MABA
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 Buildings
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2013-03-24 17:55:48
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