Ujazdow Castle housing Center for Contemporary Art, Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, Europe

Port of Le Bono, Golfe du Morbihan (Gulf of Morbihan), Brittany, France, Europe

Fira, Santorini (Thira), Cyclades Islands, Aegean Sea, Greece, Europe

Bridge, Cathedral and brightly painted houses on the bank of the Riu Onyar, Girona, Catalonia, Spain

Gabled houses, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe

Town of Hvar from the sea, Hvar Island, Dalmatia, Dalmatian coast, Adriatic, Croatia, Europe

Tashillunpo monastery, Xigaze, Tibet, China, Asia

Old trulli houses with stone domed roof, Alberobello, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Puglia, Italy, Europe

Houses and Cathar castle, Roquefixade, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France, Europe

View of colourful buildings, Guanajuato, Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

View of colourful buildings, Guanajuato, Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

Begijnhof, a beautiful square of 17th and 18th century houses, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe

Ponte Vecchio over the Arno River, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Canal houses, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Europe

Male Mamesti, street scene, Old Town, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Fishermens houses, Cefalu, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Colourful buildings, Guanajuato, Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

Typical windows, Valletta, Malta, Europe

Skopelos Town, Skopelos, Sporades Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Typical street, Valletta, Malta, Europe

Bargemon, Provence, France, Europe

View from Stresa, Lake Maggiore, Italian Lakes, Piemonte (Piedmont), Italy, Europe

Yachts moored in the harbour, with the citadel behind, Bonifacio, Corsica, (France)

People changing the reeds which support the island, Uros People, Floating Islands, Lake Titicaca, Peru

Street scene on sea front in Mindelo, capital of Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde Islands, Atlantic Ocean

Colourfully painted houses in Little India, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Colourfully painted window shutters in Little India, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Workers in costume, the Arbaejarsafn Open Air Museum of traditional housing throughout Iceland, Ellidaar Valley, Reykjavik, Iceland, Polar Regions

Traditional beehive house of the Dorze people made entirely from organic materials, Chencha mountains, Ethiopia, Africa

Picturesque thatched cottage at Thornton-le-Dale, North Yorkshire Moors National Park, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wild flowers near Tavira, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Old Harbour, St. Catherine's Quay and spire of St. Catherine's church behind, Honfleur, Basse Normandie (Normandy), France, Europe

Beach and cottages, St. Mawes, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Village of Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Liguria, Italy, Europe

Geometric designs on walls of a village house, near Jaisalmer, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

A mahoot with a single elephant, Punnathur Kotta Elephant Fort housing 50 elephants and financed by the temples, Kerala, India, Asia

Typical housing in the town of Cap Haitien, Haiti, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Villa with cypress trees, Pienza, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran church, pastel coloured buildings housing the Porcelain Museum and Museum of Decorative and Applied Arts, Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Riga, Latvia, Baltic States, Europe

Houses and boat, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Petite Venise, Colmar, Alsace, France, Europe

Pick-up truck moving house, California, USA

Old Harbour, St. Catherine's Quay and spire of St. Catherine's church behind, Honfleur, Basse Normandie (Normandy), France, Europe

Toba Batak ceremony, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Parked Citroen on Rue de Monttessuy, with the Eiffel Tower behind, Paris, France

Batour village, Anouak (Anuak) ethnic group, on shores of Lake Tata, Ilubador state, Ethiopia, Africa

Aerial view of a Yanomami yano near Tooto Tobi, Brazil, South America

Nbelle (Ndbele) ladies outside house, Mabhoko (Weltevre) Nbelle village, South Africa, Africa

Collonges-la-Rouge, Correze, Limousin, France, Europe

Street scene with old car, Trinidad, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Coconut plantation and old farmhouse beside coral sand bay, Mana Island, Mamanuca group, west of Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific islands, Pacific

Castle, Najac, Aveyron, Midi Pyrenees, France, Europe

Cala d'Or, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Aerial view of wooden villas, corrugated iron roofs, suburban street, Ponsonby, Auckland, Central Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Old town, Freudenberg, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen), Germany, Europe

Ancient canal in the city, part of the Great Canal, the longest in China, Soochow (Suzhou), China, Asia

Alpine railway, Murren, Jungfrau region, Bernese Oberland, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Zennor, near St. Ives, Cornwall, England, UK, Europe

Black Rock Cottage, Glencoe (Glen Coe), Highlands Region, Scotland, UK, Europe

Tudy harbour, Groix Island, Brittany, France, Europe

Bridge over the River Colne, Bibury, the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Toba Batak style cabins at Le Shangri-La resort near Ambarita on Samosir Island, Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Small group of women and girls of the Uros people on the floating reed islands, Lake Titicaca, Peru, South America

New housing development on the outskirts of Port Macquarie, a resort on the north east coast, New South Wales (N.S.W.), Australia, Pacific

Adobe house in Barrio de Amalco, one of the oldest continuously inhabited streets in the U.S.A., settled in the early 1600s, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Bajau family in stilt house over the sea, with fish drying on platform outside, Sabah, island of Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bourbon Street, French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Arab style Lamu door, Old Town, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Traditional Creole house, island of Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

Council houses, Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Aerial view of back to back housing near Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Brick laying on housing construction site

Jinar, 15 year old girl in front of a 200 year old beehive house in the desert, Ebla area, Syria, Middle East

Elijah in his home, Damascus, Syria, Middle East

Women preparing food and drink for coffee ceremony, Abi Adi village, Tigre region, Ethiopia, Africa

Thatched homes along the river, Javari River, Amazon basin rainforest, Peru, South America

Marsh Arab village, Iraq, Middle East

Detail of Renaissance Thurzov dom (house) facade, dating from 1532, in town of Levoca, Presov Region, Spis, Slovakia, Europe

Traditional South Tirolean house below Siusi village with Alpe di Siusi range above, Dolomites, Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Bedroom, Jim Thompson's House, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Berber village in Ouarikt Valley, High Atlas mountains, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Mountain fortress village and terraced fields, Shahara, Yemen, Arabia, Middle East

The cobbled medieval square of Elm Hill, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Balconies on houses, Igl S Isid, Madrid, Spain, Europe

Stilt house built by Philippino refugees on east coast of Borneo by Bajau people, Mabul Island, Sabah, Malaysia, island of Borneo, Southeast Asia, Asia

Croft in Glencoe area, Highland region, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Thatching a roof, Cebreiro, Way of St. James, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Calle San Sebastian, a narrow street in mountain village, Mijas, Malaga, Andalucia (Andalusia), Spain, Europe

Ile d'Orleans, Province of Quebec, Canada, North America

View of Gaudi's Casa Mila modernist roof terrace, La Pedrera, Barcelona, Catalonia (Cataluna) (Catalunya), Spain, Europe

Residential houses near Blue Lagoon, Port Antonio, Jamaica, West Indies, Central America

Maroon Town, Jamaica, West Indies, Central America

Flower pot on window sill, Burano, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Stilt village and State mosque in Kota Kinabalu, Asia's fastest growing city, Sabah, Malaysia, island of Borneo, Southeast Asia, Asia

Autumn leaves, traditional gassho zukuri thatched roof houses, Shirakawa-go village, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gifu prefecture, Japan, Asia

Original silver throne chairs from a Maharajah's palace in hallway area of the house, Lutyens style bungalow, New Delhi, India, Asia

Traditional mud floor contrasting with the magnificently painted ceiling in restored traditional Pol house, Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, India, Asia

Sensitive reproduction of Rajput architecture in the interior of the guest bedroom, Samode Haveli, Gangapol District, Jaipur, Rajasthan 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

Restored 400 year old merchant's haveli, an all stone structure, Chanwar Palki Walon-ki Haveli also known as Amber Havali, Amber, near Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia