List of building types

Here are some types of buildings. See also architecture and forms in architecture.

For individual buildings, see List of buildings.

Agricultural buildings

*Barn
*Chicken coop or chickenhouse
*Greenhouse
*Silo
*Stable
*Storm cellar
*Tide mill
*Root cellar
*Hay loft
*Farm house
*Well house
*Shed
*Grainery
*Watermill
*Wind mill
*Horse mill
*Pigpen or sty

Commercial buildings

*Bank
*Bar
**Pub
*Brothel
*Casino
*Convention center
*Forum
*Gas station
*Hotel
**Motel
*Market
*Nightclub
**Jazz club
*Office building
*Restaurant
*Skyscraper
*Shop
*Shopping mall
*Stock exchange
*Supermarket

Residential Buildings

*Apartment block
*Asylum
*Condominium
*Dormitory
*Duplex
*House - see List of house types
*Nursing home

see also: List of types of lodging

Educational buildings

*College
**Classroom Building
**Dormitory
**Gymnasium
**Students' union
*School
*Library
*Museum
**Art gallery
*Theater
**Amphitheater
**Concert hall
**Movie theater
***Nickelodeon movie theater
**Opera house
**Symphony
*University

Government buildings

*Capitol
*City hall
*Consulate
*Courthouse
*Embassy
*Fire station
*Palace
*Parliament
*Police station
*Post office
*Prison

Industrial buildings

*Brewery
*Factory
*Foundry
*Mining
*Power plant
*Refinery
*Mill

Military buildings

*Barracks
*Bunker
**Blockhouse
*Castle
*Citadel
*City gate
*Defensive wall
*Fort
*Fortification
*Tower

Parking and storage

*Aircraft hangar
*Barn
*Boathouse
*Garage
*Shed
*Storage silo
*Warehouse

Religious buildings

*Church
**Basilica
**Cathedral
***Duomo
**Chapel
**Oratory
**Martyrium
*Mosque
**Mihrab
*Imambargah
*Monastery
*Mithraeum
*Fire Temple
*Pyramid
*Shrine
*Synagogue
*Temple
*Pagoda
*Gurdwara

Transit stations

*Airport terminal
*Bus station
*Metro (subway, underground) station
*Train station
**Signal box

Other

*Aqueduct
*Folly
*Bathhouse
*Hospital
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*Stadium
**Arena
*Marina
*Triumphal arch