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How old is the oldest building in the town you live in? (lemm.ee)

submitted 5 months ago by shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] BruceLee@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Normal people houses don't survive much longer that 500-600 years bc on fire and bombing, but town hall, temple, fort, palace and other administration building can be much much older.

[–] caesaravgvstvs@feddit.de 3 points 5 months ago

My dad lives in a house that the oldest rooms date from around 500 years ago lol. It would be very had to tell by just looking at the house, since it's been updated and expanded over the centuries.

We don't even know if it really is that old, but from figuring it out from some renovations and the position in the town, it's a good guess.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Houses weren't typically built with durable materials. Only fancy buildings could afford to be.

[–] BruceLee@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

Still a few hundred years is much more than what most of today buildings can survived.