House in Nicholson Street, dating from colonial times, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, North America

Snow covered dormers, Simpson's Num-Ti-Jah Lodge in winter, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, North America

Snow covered dormer, Simpson's Num-Ti-Jah Lodge in winter, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, North America

Snow covered dormers, Simpson's Num-Ti-Jah Lodge in winter, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, North America

Snow covered dormers, Simpson's Num-Ti-Jah Lodge in winter, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, North America

Aeroskobing, Aero, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Newly built bungalow near Kilmore on south coast of Ireland. EU funds led to 'Celtic tiger' investment in the Republic

New build houses new development in County Cork, Ireland. EU funds led to 'Celtic tiger' investment in the Republic

Repro thatched cottages in new development in County Wexford, Ireland. EU funds led to 'Celtic tiger' investment in the Republic

Two people walk past village scene of Oxfordshire cottages and Friesian cows, Swinbrook, The Cotswolds, England, United Kingdom

Grand house period property with dry stone wall near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, The Cotswolds, England, United Kingdom

Atlantis Marina Village on Paradise Island, Nassau City, New Providence Island, Bahamas, West Indies, Central America

Railway Station and Town Hall, Zaandam, Holland, Netherlands, Europe

Timber-framed houses in the restored city centre, Rouen, Haute Normandie (Normandy), France, Europe

Window, Old Town Hall, Bratislava, Slovakia, Europe

Railway Station and Town Hall, Zaandam, Holland, Netherlands, Europe

Close-up of dormer windows in the roof of a building in the market square of the medieval town of Cheb in Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

The Villa Soranzo (La Soranza), frescoed facade, dormer window in Baroque style, Riviera del Brenta, Veneto, Italy, Europe

A new house in Quorn, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

BAE systems buildings overshadowing old terraced houses in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Historic timber-framed house with typical dormer and bay windows, Utluchten, historic town centre of Lueneburg, Hanseatic city of Lueneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Historic timber-framed house with typical dormer and bay windows, Utluchten, historic town centre of Lueneburg, Hanseatic city of Lueneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Low angle view of a museum, Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA