Secular structure, Residence

Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland
The Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland are seven large timber farmhouses with richly decorated interiors.
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Hospicio Cabanas
The Hospicio Cabañas in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico is one of the oldest and largest hospital complexes in Spanish America.
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Luis Barragán House and Studio
The Luis Barragán House and Studio is considered a magnum opus in the world of modern architecture. It represents the late phase of the International Modern Movement in architecture, where these ideas were applied regionally.
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Major Town Houses
The Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) are pioneering works of architecture in the Art Nouveau-style.
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Mountain Resort, Chengde
The Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde, is a piece of landscape design that served as the summer resort of the Qing emperors.
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Nesvizh
The Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh consists of a residential castle and the Corpus Christy Church, which had their influence on the architecture all over Central and Eastern Europe.
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Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
The Residences of the Royal House of Savoy represent the 17th and 18th century building programme of this dynasty of absolute monarchs.
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Rietveld Schröderhuis
The Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) was constructed in 1924-1925 by the famous artist Gerrit Rietveld.
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Stoclet House
The Stoclet House is a private mansion designed by architect Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstätte between 1905 and 1911.
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Temple, Mansion and Cemetery of Confucius
The Temple and Cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong Family Mansion are three important sites in Confucianism.
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Tugendhat Villa
The Tugendhat Villa is a masterpiece of the Modern Movement in architecture. It was created by the German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
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Villa d'Este
The Villa d'Este in Tivoli is a masterpiece of Italian architecture and especially garden design. Its mixture of architectural elements and water features had an enormous influence on European landscape design.
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Villa Romana del Casale
The Villa Romana del Casale is a Late Roman Villa (or Palace), dating from the late 3rd and early 4th century AD.
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Works of Antoni Gaudí
The Works of Antoni Gaudí represent the creative architectural works of this Modernist architect from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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