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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    The oldest building in/around Vienna is believed to be the Roman stone quarry in Leithaprodersdorf. It dates back to the Roman era, around 43 AD.

    The oldest continuously inhabited building in Vienna is generally considered to be the Griechenbeisl, a historic restaurant located in the Innere Stadt district. It has been in operation since the 15th century.

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    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.

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      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.

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    The western hemisphere isn’t just the Americas. It includes half of europe…

    There are quite a few people in the western hemisphere that don’t even bat an eye when they walk past a 1000 year old building on their way to work every day.

    For me the oldest building is just a random house from the 13 century.

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    The tower of the old church was build around 1150, The rest of the church was build about 250 years ago.

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    I think it is an old church from around 1100. The oldest residential house is much younger, about 1550.