Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Traditional-Architectures:-Eastern-Asia
Bridge
Moon Bridge
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月橋/月桥 |
Building
Bell Tower
Chinese | Japanese |
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鐘樓/钟楼 | 鐘楼 |
Buddhist Temple
Chinese | Korean | Japanese | Tibetan |
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佛寺 | 사찰 | 寺院 | ལྷ་ཁང |
Cave Dwelling
Chinsee |
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窯洞/窑洞 |
Chinese Folk Religion Temple
Chinese |
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寺 |
Confusian Temple
Chinese |
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孔廟/孔庙 |
Daoist Temple
Chinese |
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道觀/道观 |
Diàojiǎolóu
Chinese |
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吊腳樓/吊脚楼 |
Drum Tower
Chinese |
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鼓樓/鼓楼 |
Gǒngběi
Chinese |
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拱北 |
Mosque
Chinese | Dungan | Uighur |
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清真寺 | либэсы | جامى |
Nightlight
Japanese |
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常夜燈 |
Pagoda
Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Mongolian |
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塔 | 塔 | 탑 | суврага
ᠰᠤᠪᠤᠷᠭᠠ |
Pavilion
Chinese | Japanese | Korean |
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亭 | 亭 | 정자 |
Sacred Stone Heap
Mongolian |
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овоо
ᠣᠪᠤᠭᠠ |
Shinto Shrine
Mongolian |
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神社 |
Tahōtō
The tahōtō is a type of pagoda that has even number of stories and is supported by a baluster between stories.
Japanese |
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多宝塔 |
Tower
Chinese | Japanese | Korean |
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樓閣/楼阁 | 楼閣 | 누각 |
Yurt
Mongolian |
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гэр
ᠭᠡᠷ |
Building Complex
Palace
Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Mongolian | Tibetan |
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宮/宫 | 宮 | 궁 | орд
ᠣᠷᠳᠣ |
ཕོ་བྲང |
Column
Huábiǎo
Chinese |
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華表/华表 |
Entrance
Hongsalmun
The hongsalmun is a type of gate.
Korean |
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홍살문 |
Karamon
The karamon is a gate with curved gable.
Japanese |
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唐門 |
Moon Gate
Chinese |
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月門/月门 |
One-Pillar Gate
Korean |
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일주문 |
Páilóu
The páilóu is a type of gate.
Chinese |
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牌樓/牌楼 |
Sandō
The sandō is the path to a Shintō shrine
Japanese |
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参道 |
Sanmon
The sanmon is a gate with three little gates.
Japanese |
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三門 |
Spirit Way
The spirit way is the road towards a tomb of an influential person.
Chinese |
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神道 |
Torii
The torii is a type of gate.
Japanese |
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鳥居 |
Tower Gate
Japanese |
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楼門 |
Two-Story Gate
Japanese |
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二重門 |
Fortification
Barbican
Chinese |
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甕城/瓮城 |
Battlement
Central Okinawan |
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城垛 |
Castle
Central Okinawan | Japanese |
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城 | 城 |
Keep Tower
Japanese |
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天守 |
Moat
Chinese | Japanese |
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城壕 | 堀 |
Turret
Chinese | Japanese |
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角樓/角楼 | 櫓 |
Walled Village
Chinese |
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圍樓/围楼 |
Watchtower
Chinese | Japanese | Korean |
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望樓/望楼 | 望楼 | 망루 |
Furniture
Bedding
Japanese |
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布団 |
Buddhist Altar
Japanese |
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仏壇 |
Cabinet
Chinese | Japanese | Korean |
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五斗櫃/五斗柜 | 箪笥 | 서랍장 |
Cooking Stove
Japanese |
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竈 |
Door Knocker
Chinese |
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門環/门环 |
Kotatsu
The kotatsu is a table frame covered with a blanket or bedding with a brazier underneath.
Japanese |
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炬燵 |
Pot Plant
The tray plant is a miniature of plant.
Chinese | Japanese |
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盆景 | 盆栽 |
Round Cushion
Japanese |
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座蒲 |
Round Mat
Japanese |
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円座 |
Shintō Altar
Japanese |
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神棚 |
Shoe Cabinet
Japanese |
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下駄箱 |
Short-Leg Table
Japanese |
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ちゃぶ台 |
Square Cushion
Japanese |
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座布団 |
Hut
Ainu Hut
Mushroom House
Chinese |
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蘑菇房 |
Pit House
Slabstone House
Chinese |
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石板房 |
Stone House
Chinese |
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碉房 |
Ornament
Brick Carving
Chinese |
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磚雕/砖雕 |
Bronze Lantern
Japanese |
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金銅燈籠 |
Censer
Chinese | Japanese | Korean |
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香爐/香炉 | 香炉 | 향로 |
Chigi
The chigi is a fork-shaped decoration on the roof.
Japanese |
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千木 |
Chīwěn
The chīwěn is a miniature of chī.
Chinese |
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蚩吻 |
Colour-Painting
Chinese | Korean |
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彩畫/彩画 | 단청 |
Door Gods
Chinese |
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門神/门神 |
Giboshi
The giboshi is a final for bridges.
Japanese |
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擬宝珠 |
Hanging Scroll
The hanging scroll is a piece of painting or calligraphy work for decoration.
Chinese | Japanese | Korean |
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掛軸/挂轴 | 掛軸 | 족자 |
Lantern
The lantern is used for lighting.
Chinese | Japanese | Korean |
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燈籠/灯笼 | 灯籠 | 등롱 |
Prayer Wheel
Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Oirat | Tibetan |
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轉經筒 | マニ車 | 마니차 | кюрдэ | འཁོར་ལོ། |
Roof Figure
The roof figure is a decoration used by the imperial buildings. Buildings of different hierarchy have different number of figures.
Chinese | Korean |
脊獸/脊兽 | 잡상 |
Roof Log
Japanese |
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鰹木 |
Pagoda Shaft
Chinese | Japanese |
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塔刹 | 相輪 |
Scholar's Rocks
Chinese |
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供石 |
Scholar's Water Rocks
Japanese | Korean |
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水石 | 수석 |
Shibi
The shibi is a miniature of a tail of shachi.
Japanese |
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鴟尾 |
Shígǎndāng
The shígǎndāng is a stone tablet to ward off evil spirits.
Chinese | Japanese |
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石敢當/石敢当 | 石敢当 |
Stone Lantern
Chinese | Japanese | Korean |
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石燈籠/石灯笼 | 石灯籠 | 석등 |
Stone Lion
The stone lion is a statue of guardian.
Chinese | Japanese |
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石獅/石狮 | シーサー |
Wheel of Law and Crouching Deers
Partition
Blind
Japanese |
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簾 |
Folding Screen
The folding screen is several connected panels. They can block the entry of light and wind into the room and usually have painting or calligraphy works on them.
Chinese | Japanese | Korean |
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屏風/屏风 | 屏風 | 병풍 |
Kichō
The kichō is a silk curtain supported by two T-rods.
Japanese |
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几帳 |
Mat Floor
Japanese |
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畳 |
Noren
The noren is several cloth stripes that block the sights from outside, usually used by shops.
Japanese |
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暖簾 |
Shitomi
The shitomi is a square-latticed shutter or door.
Japanese |
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蔀 |
Sliding Door
Japanese |
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襖 |
Spirit Screen
Chinese |
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影壁 |
Temporary Wall
Japanese |
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衝立 |
Roof
Cross-Ridge Roof
Chinese | Korean |
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十字脊頂/十字脊顶 | 십자형 지붕 |
Extended Gable Roof
Chinese |
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硬山頂/硬山顶 |
Gable Roof
Chinese | Japanese | Korean |
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懸山頂/悬山顶 | 切妻造 | 맞배 지붕 |
Helm Roof
Chinese |
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盔頂/盔顶 |
Hip Roof
Chinese | Japanese | Korean |
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廡殿頂/庑殿顶 | 寄棟造 | 우진각 지붕 |
Hip-and-Gable Roof
Chinese | Japanese | Korean |
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歇山頂/歇山顶 | 入母屋造 | 팔작 지붕 |
Karahafu
The karahafu is a curved gable roof.
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唐破風 |
Tented Roof
Chinese | Japanese | Korean |
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攢尖頂/攒尖顶 | 宝形造 | 모임 지붕 |
Roof Tile
Cylinder Roof Tile
Chinese |
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筒瓦 |
Eave-End Tile
Chinese | Japanese | Korean |
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瓦當/瓦当 | 瓦当 | 와당 |
Glazed Roof Tile
Chinese |
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琉璃瓦 |
Oni Tile
The onigawara is a tile with oni.
Japanese |
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鬼瓦 |
Flat Tile
Chinese |
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板瓦 |
Room
Bath Room
Chinese | Japanese | Korean |
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浴室 | 風呂 | 욕실 |
Man's Room
Korean |
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사랑방 |
Kitchen
Chinese | Japanese | Korean |
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廚房/厨房 | 台所 | 주방 |
Tea Room
The tea room is a room for tea ceremony gatherings.
Chinese | Japanese | Korean |
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茶寮 | 茶室 | 자시쓰 |
Structure
Alcove
Japanese |
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床の間 |
Bed Stove
Chinsee |
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炕 |
Cloister
Chinese | Japanese |
迴廊/回廊 | 回廊 |
Entry Area
Japanese |
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玄関 |
Floored Veranda
Chinese | Japanese | Korean |
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廊臺/廊台 | 緣側 | 툇마루 |
Garden
Chinese |
園林/园林 |
Intercolumnar Strut
Japanese |
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中備 |
Interlocking Brackets
Chinese | Japanese | Korean |
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斗拱 | 組物 | 두공 |
Portico
Chinese |
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門廊/门廊 |
Stupa
The stupa is the structure that contains Buddhist relics.
Chinese | Japanese | Korean |
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舍利塔 | 卒塔婆 | 스투파 |
Sunken Hearth
Ainu | Japanese |
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アペオイ | 囲炉裏 |
Veranda
Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Ryukyuan |
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檐廊 | 軒下 | 툇간 | 雨端 |
Stele
Dismounting Stele
Chinese |
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下馬碑/下马碑 |
Wall
Wall of White Grids
Japanese |
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なまこ壁 |
Window
Bell-Shaped Window
Japanese |
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火灯窓 |
Yard
Sānhéyuàn
Chinese |
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三合院 |
Sìhéyuàn
Chinese |
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四合院 |
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