List of building types
Appearance
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
- Brothel
- Casino
- Forum
- Gas station
- Hotel
- Market
- Nightclub
- Office building
- Restaurant
- Skyscraper
- Shop
- Shopping mall
- Stock exchange
- Supermarket
Dwellings
see also: List of types of lodging
Educational buildings
- College
- Classroom Building
- Dormitory
- Gymnasium
- Students' union
- School
- Library
- Museum
- Theater
- University
Government buildings
- Capitol
- City hall
- Consulate
- Courthouse
- Embassy
- Fire station
- Palace
- Parliament
- Police station
- Post office
- Prison
Industrial buildings
Military buildings
Parking and storage
Religious buildings
- Church
- Mosque
- Imambargah
- Monastery
- Mithraeum
- Fire Temple
- Pyramid
- Shrine
- Synagogue
- Temple
- Pagoda
- Gurdwara
Transit stations
- Airport terminal
- Crematorium
- Bus station
- Metro (subway, underground) station
- Train station