It's no secret that the fireplace is the classiest focal point in any living room. Sure, wall art, super big flat-screen televisions and even coffee tables can grab your eye, but the fireplace is a little bit more special than all of those.

Fire represents all that makes us human and for the first time in our species' history, building codes are making it so that wood-burning fireplaces are illegal to install in homes. As such, I thought I might pay homage to that which brought us together before electricity was harnessed.

If you're interested in some of these fireplaces, odds are they were either created or heavily influenced by Dominique Imbert. Dominique is arguably the greatest thing to ever happen to contemporary fireplaces and the person behind focus fireplaces.

With the trend of green in the past decade, EcoSmart Fire has really made a name for themselves in the niche. Anything you see without a chimney is probably something they created and it's probably much better for the environment than traditional wood-burning fireplaces.

Without further ado, here are fifty some-odd fireplaces to get you thinking about a new one for your living room (or bedroom or bathroom).