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House in Ancient Greece
The architecture of Greek houses in ancient times was designed to keep their residents cool during the hot summers and keep them warm in winter. The houses were also designed to align with the social practices of the time. -
Buckingham palace, Britain
Buckingham Palace is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is often at the centre of state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been a focal point for the British people at times of national rejoicing. -
Home Insurance Building
It was constructed in 1884 in Chicago, Illinois, and was the first tall building to use structural steel in its frame, but the majority of its structure was composed of cast and wrought iron. While the Ditherington Flax Mill was an earlier fireproof-metal-framed building, it was only five stories tall. -
Houses in India
Housing in India varies from palaces of erstwhile maharajas in Rajasthan to modern apartment buildings in big cities to tiny huts in far-flung villages. There has been tremendous growth in India's housing sector as incomes have risen.
With modernization there is a growing number of nuclear families, in which each couple occupies its own house after marriage, in urban areas.
