For this post we are showcasing some of the most oldest known buildings in the world. The buildings included for this top ten article are mostly constructed and came from Europe and only one from South America.Most of the buildings are used as passage graves, temples and tombs in the past. And these buildings are definitely engineering marvels of their time.
Have some time to read and check out the 10 listed oldest buildings in the world below.
Related article : Top 10 Abandoned Places in the World
TOP : 10
Building : Unstan Chambered Cairn
Location : Scotland
Date Constructed : 3450 BC
About : Used as tomb in the past
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| Unstan Chambered Cairn |
TOP : 9
Building : Wayland's Smithy
Location : England
Date Constructed : 3460 BC
About : Used a chamber tomb before
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| Wayland's Smithy |
TOP : 8d
Building : Gavrinis passage tomb
Location : France
Date Constructed : 3500 BC
About : Used a passage grave in the past
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| Gavrinis passage tomb |
TOP : 8c
Building : Midhowe Chambered Cairn
Location : Scotland
Date Constructed : 3500 BC
About : Used as tomb in the past
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| Midhowe Chambered Cairn |
TOP : 8b
Building : La Hougue Bie
Location : Jersey
Date Constructed : 3500 BC
About : Used a passage grave in the past
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| La Hougue Bie |
TOP : 8a
Building : Sechin Bajo
Location : Peru
Date Constructed : 3500 BC
About : Used as a plaza and oldest building in America
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| Sechin Bajo |
TOP : 7
Building : Listoghil
Location : Ireland
Date Constructed : 3550 BC
About : Also used as passage tomb
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| Listoghil |
TOP : 6
Building : West Kennet Long Barrow
Location : England
Date Constructed : 3650 BC
About : Used a tomb
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| West Kennet Long Barrow |
TOP : 5b
Building : Ġgantija
Location : Malta
Date Constructed : 3700 BC
About : One of the oldest temple in the world
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| Ġgantija |
TOP : 5a
Building : Knap of Howar
Location : Scotland
Date Constructed : 3700 BC
About : Oldest preserved stone house in north west Europe.
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| Knap of Howar |
TOP : 4
Building : Monte d'Accoddi
Location : Italy
Date Constructed : 4000–3650 BC
About : Open-air temple
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| Monte d'Accoddi |
TOP : 3
Building : Tumulus Saint-Michel
Location : France
Date Constructed : 4500 BC
About : Almost an artificial hillock
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| Tumulus Saint-Michel |
TOP : 2
Building : Tumulus of Bougon
Location : France
Date Constructed : 4700 BC
About : Complex of tombs
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| Tumulus of Bougon |
TOP : 1
Building : Barnenez
Location : France
Date Constructed : 4850 BC
About : Used as passage grave.
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| Barnenez |
Data Sources :
- www.en.wikipedia.org
- www.scottishislands.historic-scotland.gov.uk (10th photo)
- www.en.wikipedia.org (9th, 8d, 5a, 4th,3rd photos)
- www.commons.wikimedia.org (8c photo)
- www.jerseyheritage.org (8b photo)
- www.radiowebrural.com (8a photo)
- www.everytop10list.com (7th photo)
- www.wrightouttanowhere.com (6th photo)
- www.varmano.com (5b photo)
- www.alienor.org (2nd photo)
- www.int.rendezvousenfrance.com (1st photo)
Please be noted that the top 10 that we are including here in our blog are all unofficial rankings unless otherwise noted. Most of the top ten lists are based on Google search results and collected mainly from different blogs and websites around the internet world.
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