To those from the Western hemisphere, it’s always fascinating to hear that some homes and businesses from the times of the Greek philosophers still have inhabitants, and then you remember that the Western hemisphere is itself not without its own examples, for example some Mexican villages still have temples from the times of the Mayans.
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it’s a bit hard to tell. of the buildings still standing and in use, the cathedral comes to mind, with was consecrated in 1238, but it stands on the site of the old mosque. this was torn down apparently in 1262, at which point construction on the cathedral began, but it would take centuries to finish everything.
there is another church that was named a parish in 1245 and so was probably already standing then, so perhaps that building is the oldest? I don’t knoe how much of that original building is still standing though
142 years.
Interesting that it was moved to a different lot in 1986.
And looks like any other house, just with fancy window frames.
I like that you figured out the city I was referring to. Not that I made it that hard.
It was built in the early 12th century.
Weve got Roman era ruins I think, but I cant find any info on the oldest standing building. Probably from the 13th-14th century.
The student dorm I lived in was built as a monastery in 1491.
My current home town still has a guard tower built by the Romans.I live in a young city, so its from 1407.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Windmill,_Brisbane
It was built in the 1820s
I grew up in the Western US, so I’m a big… fan of this underwhelming 1820s business.
The town I live in burned down almost completely in 1787, so most historic buildings in the city were built after that. The city wall is probably the oldest structure, but it’s unknown when it was originally built. The oldest building with a known year of construction is most likely the church that was built in 1246.
An old church going back to the early 1800s, though that’s misleading.
The old part of the church is still there, but it’s been updated and expanded over the years so that the foundation under one part is all that’s original now.
There’s some debate on the age of the old parish church where I live. It was either built on the 7th century or 1078
I live in Athens, and the oldest home still standing is about 500 years old (start of 16th century)
We’ve got a pub from 1552 still standing and operating as a pub
We’ve got Roman ruins from 79AD too, but obviously they’re not still a building really
I used to live in Regensburg, one of the northernmost Roman garrisons. So, the oldest remaining building (stone wall) is almost 2000 years old.
The oldest building would be the cathedral built between 1628 and 1633 although the city walls were built between 1613-1618 and are still standing and complete
Spanish mission church 1782
