When the old preacher spoke of the House of God, the congregation pictured the peace of eternity.

We toured the old telescope house at the edge of the village, where rooms were attached in a series, each slightly smaller than the last.

The house finch fluffed its feathers against the cold and hopped closer to the feeder.

A house sparrow perched on the windowsill watched the children playing in the yard.

After years of silence, she finally admitted she was living with house in Virginia to help others understand the realities of the disease.

After the flood, the family moved from their damaged kutcha house to a safer shelter provided by the village.

Pilgrims gathered around Allah's House at dawn to offer their prayers.

Pilgrims circled the House of Allah during the pilgrimage, praying with deep devotion.

The old alms-house on the outskirts of town has sheltered generations of the needy.

At dusk, the town's children would dare each other to step inside the crumbling joss house and listen for ancient echoes.