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Buildings with turf roof and walls, typical of rural buildings up to 1900 as there were few trees, Restored Farm Museum, Glaumber (Glaumbaer), Iceland

St. Benedict's Monastery, Adisham, Haputale, Haputale, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Historic medieval buildings in courtyard of Great Hall, Dartington Hall estate, south Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Islands of Stora Dimun on the right, and Litla Dimun, from Skarvanes, Sandoy Island, Faroe Islands (Faroes), Denmark, Europe

Nordic House, exteriors and turf covered roof, Torshavn, Streymoy, Faroe Islands (Faroes), Denmark, EuropeThe Nordic House (in Faroese Nordurlandahusid) is the most important cultural institution in the Faroe Islands. Its aim is to support and promote Nordic and Faroese culture, locally and in the Nordic region. Materials come from all over Scandinavia. The building is considered to be one of the most beautiful in Scandinavia (arch. Ola Steen).

Skansin fort, old fort guarding Torshavn and its harbour (old brass cannons, WW2 british marine guns and lighthouse), Nolsoy in the distance, Torshavn, Streymoy, Faroe islands (Faroes), Denmark, Europe.

Panoramic view of traditional turf-roofed government buildings on Tinganes peninsula, Torshavn, Streymoy, Faroe Islands (Faroes), Denmark, Europe

Panoramic view of Velbastadur village, turf-roofed houses, Hestfjordur, Hestur on the left, and Koltur islands in the distance, Streymoy, Faroe Islands (Faroes), Denmark, Europe

Traditional turf roofed farm buildings and church, Saksun, Streymoy Island, Faroe Islands (Faroes), Denmark, Europe

Grassed roof stone barns on the shores of Sorvagsvatn (Leitisvatn Lake) on the island of Vagar in the Faroe Islands, Denmark, Europe

Coricancha Temple, important temple of the Inca Empire, Cusco City, Cuzco, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Arlington Row cottages in the Cotswold village of Bibury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Grass roofed Church in the village of Funningur in winter on the island of Eysturoy, Faroe Islands, Denmark, Europe

Panoramic of typical grass roof (turf roof) houses, Saksun, Streymoy Island, Faroe Islands, Denmark, Europe

Traditional houses with grass (turf) roof, Kirkjubour, Streymoy island, Faroe Islands, Denmark, Europe

Traditional houses with grass (turf) roof, Kirkjubour, Streymoy island, Faroe Islands, Denmark, Europe

Traditional houses with grass (turf) roof, Kirkjubour, Streymoy island, Faroe Islands, Denmark, Europe

Trim Castle, Norman castle on the south bank of the River Boyne in Trim, County Meath, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Visitor centre at Stonehenge, architects Denton Corker Marshall completed December 2013, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Traditional building style at Scandic Hotel, Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Nordland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Staff tending sedum grass roof garden, Amaya Beach Resort and Spa hotel, Pasikudah Bay, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Skansen buildings, former customs station, Tollboden, oldest house in Tromso, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Derelict abandoned old granary grain stores (horreos) in village of Rubillon, Ourense province, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Trim Castle, Norman castle on the south bank of the River Boyne in Trim, County Meath, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Observatory building (El Caracol), Mayan ruins, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Turf roof, wooden red cottage, Haereid mountain plateau, sunny day, beautiful Eidfjord, Norwegian Western Fjords, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Baruun Zuu temple, Erdene Zuu Khiid, Buddhist Monastery, Kharkhorin (Karakorum), Central Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

St. Mary the Virgin's Church and the Pink Cottages, Cavendish, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

High density buildings looking east towards Xewkija from the town of Rabat Victoria Gozo, Malta, Mediterranean, Europe

Traditional houses with grass roof at the harbour, Torshavn, Streymoy Island, Faroe Islands, Denmark, Europe

Byzantine architecture of Holy Trinity church, Citadel of Berat Castle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Berat, Albania, Europe

Historic medieval buildings of the Great Hall, Dartington Hall estate, south Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Monument of Agonothetes (Bouleuterion), Roman 2nd century AD, Apollonia Archaeological Park, Pojan, Albania, Europe

Knowth, a Neolithic passage grave, ancient monument, UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Bru na Boinne, Drogheda, County Louth, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Hotel de Ville (City Hall), completed 1908, now houses Peoples Committee, Nguyen Hue Boulevard, downtown, Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Turf roofed hut in the ancient village of Saksun on the island of Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Denmark, Europe

Panorama of turquoise sea and typical fishing village surrounded by rocky peaks, Sakrisoy, Reine, Moskenesoya, Lofoten Islands, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Elevated view of typical grass roof (turf roof) houses, Saksun, Streymoy Island, Faroe Islands, Denmark, Europe (Drone)

Small traditional barn, with nesting white stork (Ciconia ciconia) nearby, Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere reserve, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Zuu of Buddha temple, Erdene Zuu Khiid, Buddhist Monastery, Kharkhorin (Karakorum), Central Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Yellow Steeple, the ruin of the St. Mary's Abbey bell tower, Trim, County Meath, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

St. Mary the Virgin's Church and the Pink Cottages, Cavendish, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Zuun Zuu temple, Erdene Zuu Khiid, Buddhist Monastery, Kharkhorin (Karakorum), Central Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Fisher House, an elegant sea captain's house dating from 1840, Martha's Vineyard, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, USA, North America

Carpenters' Hall, Independence National Historical Park, Old City District, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, North America

Cabin with traditional grass roof overlooking a fjord and snowy mountains in Lyngen Peninsula, Troms county, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe