List of structures

Large (and not so large) things that people or animals build to use, to live in, and to look at.

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S is for Sphinx

A sphinx is a large statue of a lion with a human head. Sphinxes are usually drawn lying down, and are sometimes drawn with the wings of an eagle too.
The picture is of a very famous sphinx statue in Egypt.

S is for Spire

A spire is a tall, pointed structure usually found as a type of roof on the tallest part of a grand building. Spires are common on churches and cathedrals.

S is for Stable

A stable is a special building that you keep horses in. When there are several horses in a stable, each horse has its own stall.

S is for Stage

A stage is a platform where people sing or put on some other form of entertainment for the audience watching them.
The stage is usually in the center of a large room or area full of seats where people can sit and watch.

S is for Stairs

Stairs are made out of lots of steps that you can climb to get somewhere higher. If you are in a tall building or a double storey house there will be a staircase so you can get to the next floor up.
If a building has too many floors for someone to walk all the way up without getting tired, it will have an elevator or lift to take you to another floor.

S is for Stall

A stall is an enclosed structure used to house animals, such as horses or cows.

S is for Statue

Statues are models of people or animals that are made out of stone or metal. They are usually very big, often much bigger than the thing they are a model of. You often see statues in parks or other public places.
A statue that is interesting to look at but it is not clear what it is supposed to be is usually called a sculpture. Sometimes statues are called sculptures and sculptures are called statues.
Stepping stones are rocks or pieces of wood that have been placed about one step apart, so you can walk across them.
Stepping stones can be used to make a garden path, or to cross a shallow waterway.

S is for Structure

A structure is something that has been built by people for a specific purpose. There are very many kinds of structures. For example, houses are structures that people live in and bridges are structures that allow people to cross over water.

S is for Support

You support something by holding it up, bearing its weight. If you are supporting a person, you are helping them.
The building in the picture is being supported by the mushroom-shaped structures underneath it.
A swimming pool is a place that people have made just for swimming in. They are usually made out of a hole dug in the ground, lined with concrete and tiled. Some swimming pools are above ground, or are inflatable so you have to pump them up with air before you fill them with water.
Swimming pools usually have very clear, pale blue water.

T is for Teepee

Teepees are a style of tents made by native Americans. They were usually made from wooden poles, wrapped in decorated animal skins.
A temple is a place that people go to serve or worship a deity or deities. Temples tend to have a distinctive shape according to the religion of the people who built the temple.

T is for Tent

A tent is a shelter made out of fabric, and held up with poles and guy wires. Most tents are light and can be packed up into a small bundle and moved.

T is for Tower

A tower is any building that was made just to be very very tall.

T is for Treehouse

A tree house is a kind of cubby house (or Wendyhouse) that is built up a tree. Treehouses are usually just big enough for two or three children.

T is for Trellis

A trellis is a grid usually made from wood. It is designed as a frame for plants like vines to grow on. The cat in the picture has climbed up the trellis.

T is for Tunnel

A tunnel is a long hole that opens at both ends. Tunnels are used to get places underground. They can be so small only a person or small animal can fit through them, or they can be big enough for trucks or trains to drive through.

T is for Turret

A turret is a small tower that starts partway up a building like a castle, rather than starting at ground level. Turrets were originally part of the defensive structure of a castle but have since become decorative components on more recent buildings.