Log building

<p>Log buildings and structures can be categorized as historic and modern. They are placed in opposition to wooden structures built using frameworks, according to <a href="/facts/Eugene_Viollet-le-Duc/A0o2m3nP">Eugene Viollet-le-Duc</a>. A diverse selection of their forms and styles with examples of architectural elements is discussed in the following articles:
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<ul><li><a href="/facts/Log_cabin/HwkK1zXV">Log cabin</a> – a rustic dwelling</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Log_house/gRIPJ2d5">Log house</a> – a style and method of building a quality house</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Izba/Darsw3j0">Izba</a> – a type of Russian peasant house, often of log construction. The <a href="/facts/Cabin_of_Peter_the_Great/LYpuvQEz">Cabin of Peter the Great</a> is based on an izba.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Crib_barn/20qlonzT">Crib barn</a> – a type of <a href="/facts/Barn/84lcw6U2">barn</a> built using log <a href="/facts/Box_crib/XnDDYFXd">cribs</a></li>
<li>Some <a href="/facts/Barn/84lcw6U2">barns</a> are log barns such as the earliest of the <a href="/facts/Pennsylvania_barn/opueESGg">Pennsylvania barn</a> types.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Blockhouse/kahCw0Ec">Blockhouse</a>, <a href="/facts/Garrison_(architecture)/jUksqDx6">garrison house</a> – some blockhouse or garrison house structures are tightly fitted timber or <a href="/facts/Stacked_plank_construction/KLITkCbu">stacked plank construction</a> buildings to help withstand an attack.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Azekurazukuri/21h9CtCw">Azekurazukuri</a> – a Japanese style of building using triangular log construction</li>
<li>Some <a href="/facts/Granaries/zABS5kRh">granaries</a> (<a href="/facts/Raccard/n83e9nwx">raccard</a>, <a href="/facts/Stabbur/UmncmH4x">stabbur</a>, <a href="/facts/H%25C3%25B3rreo/UmncmH4x">hórreo</a>) are of log or plank construction.</li>
<li>The <a href="/facts/Upper_Lusatian_house/6V1624n0">Upper Lusatian house</a>, also called Umgebinde in German, combines timber framing and log building</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Wooden_churches_in_Ukraine/LVKCDWNs">Wooden churches in Ukraine</a> – many of the churches are recognized world heritage sites.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Corner_post_construction/2pTkLJcK">Corner post construction</a> sometimes called <a href="/facts/Post-and-plank/2pTkLJcK">post-and-plank</a> – this construction method blurs the line between timber framing and log construction with a frame infilled with logs or planks to form the walls.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Dam/BroJFhEI">Timber dam</a> – timber crib dams are used to dam rivers.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Zakopane_Style_architecture/5y3UTTLM">Zakopane Style architecture</a> – inspired by the regional art of <a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D">Poland</a>'s highland region known as <a href="/facts/Podhale/hQGu26fJ">Podhale</a> uses log construction.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Hogan/LDLfzKeS">Hogan</a> – this Native American dwelling evolved to be built of logs.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Chalet/4Ldk23BQ">Chalet</a> – Originally a dwelling-barn-house type farmhouse typically of timber construction (blockbau)</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Black_Forest_house/uGo3eMH9">Black Forest house</a> – traditional farmhouse type of timber construction</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Octagonal_churches_in_Norway/5JJvRTB6">Octagonal churches in Norway</a> are of log construction, some dating from the 17th century</li>
<li>For Finnish and German language users see the special type of Finnish log church construction called Tukipilarikirkko or Stützpfeilerkirche</li></ul>
Examples of log buildings and structures

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Log building