Raised view over Parcent village and Pop Valley, La Marina Alta, Alicante province, Spain, Europe

Raised mud reliefs inlaid with mirror on the walls of modern home in traditional tribal Rabari round mud hut, Bunga style, near Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, India, Asia

Raised mud reliefs inlaid with mirror on the walls of living area in modern home in traditional tribal Rabari round mud hut, Bunga style, near Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, India, Asia

Raised mud reliefs inlaid with mirror on the walls of dining area in modern home in traditional tribal Rabari round mud hut, Bunga style, near Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, India, Asia

Raised mud reliefs inlaid with mirror on the walls in bedroom of modern home in traditional tribal Rabari round mud hut, Bunga style, near Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, India, Asia

Raised mud reliefs inlaid with mirror on the walls of modern home in traditional tribal Rabari round mud hut, Bunga style, near Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, India, Asia

Stilted buildings overlooking rice terraces, Banaue, Philippines

Street paved in a cobblestone fashion, the main ancient city street with stepping stones, raised blocks and houses, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Traditional home with raised hay barn near Valle de Valdeon in Picos de Europa, Northern Spain

Houses with raised doorways as a flood precaution, River Thames, Strand on the Green, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lakeside houses built on stilts, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

Lakeside houses built on stilts, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

Canal side home in the 'Bangkok Noi' area of Bangkok, Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

BRAZIL Bahia Salvador da Bahia Young woman with three children crossing wooden bridge over water polluted with sewage in shanty town. Houses raised on stilts above water behind. Brasil slum favela Brazil

A technician goes into a raised square building on an orange metal structure. An Italian technician specialising in radio and telecommunications goes into the shelter that houses the VSAT antenna, the device that connects the station to the Internet by satellite. This is the station's only link with the outside world. Most of the buildings are elevated to prevent the formation of snowdrifts caused by wind-blown snow. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.