Houses Built in Unusual and Extreme Places Around the World

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  • From remote private islands to hilltops that seem impossible to access, homes can be found in extreme locations around the globe.
  • A monastery on a Bhutan rock face houses monks, some of whom don't traverse down the valley for years.
  • Workers of a Chinese mall live in homes on the roof.
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Everyone needs some form of shelter, but not everyone is happy with urban or even suburban lifestyles. Some prefer to live as far away from other people as possible.

In the most extreme cases, that means going where no dwellers have gone before.

Chris Weller contributed to a previous version of this article.

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