15 OLDEST Buildings Still in Use Today

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Published 2024-05-28
It seems that we’re building higher and higher. The Empire State Building may be a skyscraper, but the Burj Khalifa seems to reach for the heavens. But sometimes bigger isn’t always better. Many of these modern structures we see popping up around the globe simply aren’t built to last. While they certainly won’t crumble tomorrow, they may not make it to the next century. But there are still plenty of structures out in the world today that manage to defy the laws of time. And just because they’re old, doesn’t mean they’re any less stunning or impressive. So join us for today’s video, where we count down the 15 oldest buildings still in use today!

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All Comments (21)
  • @mutantryeff
    The US Capitol Building holds the oldest people in one location
  • @tylerknapp863
    I absolutely hate that this video is not in chronological order.
  • @fhlstables
    Just a clarification. St Catherine cathedral in Sinai Egypt is not Catholic. It is a Greek Orthodox Christian monastery. It is called Mount Sinai Monastery.
  • @akarayan
    This is not a list of the 15 oldest buildings still in use. Very misleading
  • @Timsmith13911
    Oldest buildings still in use- the first one is newer than my local church by 300-400 years
  • @da___man
    The reason a grocery store was needed in Diocletian’s palace is that there are hundreds of people living there. It’s a huge complex and there are dozens if not hundreds of apartments that have been created within.
  • @almightyyt2101
    That wasnt ancient Japan when dudes clearly smoking a Newport 100
  • @kalliaspapaioannou7045
    They are all great buildings, still i would expect a few older ones, like the Theatre of Epidaurus in Peloponese Greece, from 4th century bc, which is in use for drama performances and musical events today.
  • @heru-deshet359
    A 1400 year old prince smoking a modern day cigarette?!!
  • @patrickomeagher9868
    (8:55) The pictures of the smaller building with the five story pagoda are in Horyu-ji, but the big boxy building and most of the interior shots are of the Todai-ji temple's Daibutsu-den (Great Buddha hall) in Nara City. Even though it's a replica only 2/3 the size of the original, it was built in 1709 and was the biggest wooden building in the world until the late 90s. Like most ancient Japanese buildings it was built like a giant 3D puzzle of interlocking parts and no nails. The Daibutsu (Great Buddha) is one of the world's largest indoor statues. Todai-ji is almost as old as Horyu-ji and there are a few structures in the complex that are over 1000 years old. Many of the temples in Nara were founded when Nara was the capitol of Japan in the 8th century, and their power and influence, especially Todai-ji, were one of the reasons they moved the capitol from Nara to Kyoto. I lived about two blocks from Todai-ji's sister temple, Saidai-ji, for 12 years and could see the roof of Todai-ji's Daibutsu-den and the first imperial palace site (Heijo-kyo) from the roof of my building. Some of my contracts were teaching ESL to the volunteer guides from some of the local temples, including one in Ikaruga-cho teaching the guides from Horyu-ji. I used to joke that I should be paying them instead of the other way around because I was learning way more than I was teaching. If you've heard the name Yamato, that's the old name for Nara and it's considered the historical and cultural heart of Japan. And Nara City is only about a 30 min train ride from the city centers of Osaka and Kyoto, so the whole Kansai region is awash in history. The whole area is also peppered with massive stone tombs called kofun, some going back as far as the 4th century. No-one is allowed on them and most of them are covered with 1600+ years of soil accumulation and foliage so they look like keyhole shaped islands with moats around them. Many historians believe that Yamato is derived from the Yamatai kingdom and that Queen Himiko is buried outside of Sakurai City in the Hashihaka kofun. There are also a lot of castles and ruins.
  • @juliebbb6031
    Uhhh. The Faroe Islands and Iceland have different languages I think
  • @conorsheehan9929
    Saint Mary’s cathedral in Limerick, Ireland was built in 1148ad and is still in daily use by Limerick people .
  • @thomass4785
    The great Buddha statue is in Todaiji Temple(東大寺). Not Horyuji Temple.(法隆寺) Those are totally different temples and different location in Nara.
  • @steveparkes
    I gave up after the first three. Two of which are newer than most village churches in Europe. These aren't the 15 OLDEST buildings still in use today. They are 15 building that are old still in use today. Just another channel I've told Youtube not to recommend in future.
  • @javiTests
    Some of them are from the XIII century. I bet there are OLDER ones around. I think the title is quite misleading 😅
  • @moniquenstein
    AI is overall a poor choice of narrative voice for the exotic verbage of this script. Honestly, HOW MUCH does a human narrator with a feel for pronunciation really cost?!
  • @heru-deshet359
    No electricity in Pueblo. Yet, at 3:43 you can see an electrical conduit on the left side of the building, lol.