The element specifically planned, comprising an area which is equipped to light fire is said to be fireplace. The common application of fire is cooking and heating.

The enclosed area is called a fire pit. First application of coal was in place for igniting the fire. Then coal was replaced with wood because of high emission of smoke which has left many suffocated.

Later on electric ignition which has the advantage of no smoke filled the place of wood.

This type of ignition is a bonus because no exhaust vent is required. A chimney is provided so that exhaust gases are sent through this one.

The interior of the buildings are equipped with fire place, also not to be left behind is, arrangement made for fire place in outdoor areas. The fire place arrangements are made in very cold places in order to get some kind of relief from the chillness.

Fire place are also used for outdoor cooking or for the sake of adorning. Fire place is a common and significant feature of almost all the houses in the countries which experience chilly weather.

People converge near the fireplace, where exchange of views is undertaken, consultations are held, the place where the romance is experienced. People sleep around the fireplace in order to escape from the glimpse of chillness.

Inlay is the insertion of different materials inside and outside the fire place to get the aesthetic appearance. The various materials used are Marble, Stone, Granite, wood, precious stone, and metal.

In olden days ordinary fire place had its importance. Later on, inlays have come to occupy the position of the ordinary ones.

Directors of the cine world have included Inlay fireplace in their shots and sequences of their movies. Inlay fireplace are also found in the buildings of opulent people even in the tropical countries.