Log buildings and structures

simple dwelling constructed of logs

thumb|275px|An izba at the Museum of Wooden Architecture and Peasant Life in Suzdal, Russia thumb|17th century chimney-less kurnaya izba thumb|Carefully rebuilt traditional Russian house in Vyatskoye, Yaroslavl Oblast, An izba () is a traditional Russian countryside dwelling. Often a log house, it forms the living quarters of a conventional Russian farmstead. It is generally built close to the road and inside a yard, which also encloses a kitchen garden, hay shed, and barn within a simple woven stick fence. Traditional, old-style izba construction involved the use of simple tools, such as rope

type of house, built from wooden logs; much the same as a log cabin

method of constructing buildings from wooden logs

thumb|upright=1.2|Lean-to tent shelter utilizing a car to support the roof

thumb|300px|The Shōsō-in treasure house, built c. 759, is the oldest and largest azekura-zukuri structure in existence. thumb|Details of beam installation at the corner of a storehouse at Tōdai-ji Temple or azekura is a Japanese architectural style of simple wooden construction, used for storehouses (kura), granaries, and other utilitarian structures. This style probably dates to the early centuries of the Common Era, such as during the Yayoi or Kofun periods. It is characterized by joined-log structures of triangular cross-section, and commonly built of cypress timbers.

building of Russia

building in Quebec, Canada

Open-air museum in Alberta, Canada

mosque in Çarşamba, Samsun, northern Turkey

Traditional peasant dwelling

thumb|alt=another form of Laimes|Laimes to Malchersch Farm, pre-war thumb|alt=last example a daub faced laimes|Laimes in Rozumice: Last example thumb|alt=side view of a daub faced laimes|Laimes in Rozumice: Side View