Throughout history the courtyard house has played a major role, and only in the last couple of centuries has its use been neglected.

He owns a spacious courtyard house that he wants to turn into a museum.

Traditional courtyard houses had shared functions and spaces that made life public.

A number of houses from the Byzantine period were also unearthed, including an 11th-century courtyard house.

If you're here to experience history, culture and art, check into a charming courtyard house in the Bastakiya.

The courtyard house is the most common type of home portrayed in Han artwork.

Many streets and hundreds of courtyard houses have been demolished, but the neighborhood is not yet entirely gone.

One, called the courtyard house, was described as especially impressive.

It was originally a courtyard house, but only two wings remain.

Residential sahns, part of a courtyard house, are the most private.