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Would be interesting to see a similar list for every country in the world.

• lamper 8y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_buildings#By_age https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_buildings#By_ag... Europe's building are just a little older.
  • jhbadger 8y ago
    Well, like the saying goes "In America they think 100 years is a long time. In Europe they think a hundred kilometers is a long distance"
  • danesparza 8y ago
    The oldest 'man-made structures' in America are much older: http://articles.latimes.com/1997/sep/19/news/mn-34091 http://articles.latimes.com/1997/sep/19/news/mn-34091
    • JdeBP 8y ago
      North America. The other Americas have ones that still have the title of oldest, such as Sechin Bajo.
      • danesparza 8y ago
        :-) You are absolutely correct. I also like the 'tongue-in-cheek' phrase 'the other Americas'.
  • pjc50 8y ago
    An interesting subset, the oldest continuously operating pubs: http://home.bt.com/lifestyle/travel/uk/britains-best-oldest-pubs-you-need-to-have-a-pint-in-11363967877778 http://home.bt.com/lifestyle/travel/uk/britains-best-oldest-... ("oldest pub in scotland" has two different disputed entries ..)
  • adwww 8y ago
    I'm currently sat in a not particularly noteworth house in England built in 1770 that is apparently older than anything in 22 US states..! It's cool to think of former inhabitants hearing tales from the New World.
    • irrational 8y ago
      "apparently older than anything in 22 US states" Um, you do know that in 1770 hardly anything west of the mississippi and east of the cascades was settled, right?
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