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In archaeology, cliff dwellings are dwellings formed by using niches or caves in high cliffs, and sometimes with excavation or additions in the way of masonry. Two special types of cliff dwelling are distinguished by archaeologists: the cliff-house, which is actually built on levels in the cliff, and the cavate, which is dug out, by using natural recesses or openings.

Rock-cut architecture generally refers to rather grander temples, but also tombs, cut into rock, although for example the Ajanta Caves in India, of the 2nd century BCE to 5th century CE, probably housed several hundred Buddhist monks and are cut into a cliff, as are the Mogao Caves in China. (Full article...)

• ... that a 1905 steam-powered pump was assembled on-site in Virginia with its housing constructed around it?
• ... that The Sims 2: Apartment Life is not about apartment life?
• ... that following its closure, the former Admiral Beatty Hotel was converted into a senior citizens' apartment building?
• ... that residents at Alterlaa, a housing complex in Vienna, have large concrete planters in which plants can be grown?
• ... that British architect Chris Wilkinson redeveloped Victorian-era industrial gasholders in Kings Cross, London into modern residential apartments?
• ... that Compaq placed the built-in trackball of the LTE Lite on its display housing?
• ... that when UCLA was founded in 1919, the university's students provided numerous services, including athletics, housing, and parking?
• ... that the Sofia, a condominium building in New York City, was originally a parking garage?

... that the Housing Act 1980 was an Act of Parliament that gave residents of council houses in Great Britain the right to buy their residence?

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