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There are a huge number of old buildings in the world that have served people for centuries without changing their original purpose. For example, in Japan there is a hotel that has been providing overnight rooms for guests for more than 1,300 years. And in Russia there is a small stone house built in the 16th century, and there are still people in it.

website delved into reference books and found out what some of the oldest buildings in the world look like, which have been used by man for the same purposes for many hundreds of years.

Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan and Hoshi Ryokan Hotels

Japan has two of the oldest hotels in the world, which are still in operation. Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan Hotel & Spa opened in Hayakawa City in 705. The hotel has been owned by a family for over 1,300 years, which has run it for 52 generations. Last time the building was reconstructed in 1997 and now has 37 rooms.

And in the city of Komatsu there is the Hoshi Ryokan hotel, which was founded a little later, in 717. The hotel has been continuously owned by 46 generations of the same family. The hotel features hot baths, a garden and a ceramics gallery. Hoshi Ryokan was popular even among emperors, as well as wealthy Japanese and creative individuals.

The Bridge Tea Rooms

In this building, built in 1502, The Bridge Tea Rooms is located. It has been voted the best tea in the UK by the British Tea Council four times now.

Trier St. Peter's Cathedral

In the Faroe Islands, in the southern part of the island of Streymoy, the village of Tsirchyubevur is located, with a population of 75 people (as of 2009). The settlement has the so-called King's Farm, which was supposedly built V XI century. This structure is considered one of the oldest residential wooden buildings in the world. Previously it served as the residence of a bishop, and since 1550 the entire property catholic church in the Faroe Islands was confiscated in favor of the King of Denmark. Since then, the “mansion” received its classic name. By the way, the farm has been managed by the Patursson family for almost 500 years.

Residential building Maison de Jeanne

In the French city of Aveyron there is one of the oldest stone residential buildings. It was built at the end of the 13th century, and people still live in it. The building was built in such an unusual way because at that time all residential buildings in France were taxed according to the number square meters only on the first floors.

Hairdresser Truefitt & Hill

In London there is the oldest hairdressing salon in Europe, which is perfectly preserved and still functions. It was founded in 1805 William Trufitt, the best hairdresser of the English court at that time. Her clients were Byron, Wilde, Churchill, Hitchcock. It is noteworthy that the establishment is still visited by members royal family, parliament, representatives of the financial elite, as well as monarchs of European countries.

Windmill Doesburgermolen

In the city of Ede in the Netherlands, approx. in 1630 a windmill was built, which is now considered the oldest structure of its type. The mill is run by volunteers and is still used to turn grain into excellent flour.

Hotel Het Houten Huys

Cellar of St. Peter's Monastery

This building, located in Salzburg, Austria, is considered the oldest catering establishment in Europe, and possibly in the world. The restaurant is located within the walls of St. Peter's Monastery. Its existence was mentioned in the chronicles in 803. This means that this establishment is already more than 1,200 years old! According to legend, Johann Faust, Christopher Columbus and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dined at the restaurant.

School of Pythagoras

The School of Pythagoras is the oldest building that is part of the large-scale complex of the University of Cambridge. The structure was built approximately in 1200, even before the university itself was founded. At first it was a private house, but three centuries later the premises were sold to the University of Cambridge. The school is currently used by the college's dramatic theater group for their rehearsals and performances.

Town Hall Pharmacy

The oldest buildings and structures in the world serve as a kind of memory to those people who built them, outliving their creators for many centuries and millennia. Most Neolithic buildings were built from giant slabs of stone covered with a mixture of clay and mud. Many of them are located in non-residential areas, close to the sea, but far enough from the coastline to avoid becoming victims of coastal erosion. Other ancient structures include a number of houses, temples and squares, many of which are capable of challenging traditional perceptions early civilizations.

Although scientists and researchers do their best to ensure the accuracy of their calculations, radiocarbon dating can only determine the approximate age of archaeological finds. Periodic calibration of radiocarbon dating methods by testing ancient trees, ice and sediments allows results to be compared with global data climatic conditions that have surrounded our planet for the past 52,000 years, and improve the accuracy of age determinations.

These twelve structures, described below, are by far the oldest structures created by humans, linking us to the past and giving us an idea of ​​what human life was like thousands of years ago:

12. Tomb of Gavrini - 3500 BC

Located on an uninhabited island in the south of France in the Gulf of Morbihan, the Tomb of Gavrini is an ancient stone structure intended for burial. A 14-meter-long stone corridor leads inside the tomb. Its walls are decorated with engraved symbols and patterns. The diameter of the structure is 50 meters, and its ceiling is made of a 17-ton stone slab covered with drawings, many of which remain unfinished. Interestingly, the entrance here is designed in such a way that on the day winter solstice the sun enters the opening of the main entrance to the tomb and floods the entire interior with light, right up to the back wall of the tomb.

11. Midhow - 3500 BC


The excavations of Midhow lasted from 1932 to 1933, during the excavations, archaeologists were able to discover many human remains inside the tomb. All the bodies were positioned facing the entrance, with their backs against the wall. This structure was classified as a type of chamber cairn (large Neolithic tomb), its stone walls were intended to protect the dead. Situated on the northern Scottish island of Rousey, Midhow is located just offshore and was created specifically to provide families of the deceased with easy access to the bodies of the deceased.

10. La Hug Bee - 3500 BC


La Hoog-Bee is another burial ground located in Jersey. Its age dates back to the Neolithic era, and the building itself was built from large stones raised here using wooden shafts and ramps constructed from mud. In addition to the tomb, the building functioned as a place for rituals and ceremonies. In the 12th century it was converted from a pagan temple to a Christian one. After a complete renovation in 1931, the site was transformed and now houses a chapel, a museum and other tourist points of interest.

9. Sechin Baho – 3500 BC


Located in Caral, Peru, the Sechin Bajo structure served as a plaza. It was discovered in February 2008 by German archaeologists. Apparently, this is the oldest structure among all known in the Northern and South America. The square contained several buildings located on different levels, which probably meant that they had been rebuilt and restored over the centuries.

8. Listogyl – 3550 BC


Listogyl Tomb is also known as Carrowmore 51. This ancient burial site is located in the southern part of Ireland. Listogyl is the largest of the four burials discovered in Ireland and covers an area of ​​3.9 square kilometers. The tomb itself reaches 33 meters in diameter and is the only local tomb closed type. Initially, quarry work was carried out at this place and the workers managed to slightly damage the ancient structure. Like many other Neolithic structures, Listoghil was designed taking into account astronomical phenomena, and on a certain day of the year it is completely flooded with sunlight.

7. West Kennet Long Barrow - 3650 BC


Situated just 15 miles from the legendary Stonehenge, West Kennet Long Barrow is one of the largest chamber tombs in Britain, measuring 100 meters long, 3.2 meters high and 25 meters wide. The only Neolithic structure in all of Britain that exceeds these dimensions is called East Kennet Barrow. At least 46 people were buried at West Kennet Long Barrow, along with their knives, jewellery, pottery and other embellishments and paraphernalia of earthly life. According to researchers, the tomb was most likely walled up around 2000 BC.

6. Ggantija – 3700 BC


This place is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The temples of Ggantija are located on the Maltese island of Gozo and are considered the oldest stone structures in the world, which were built several centuries before Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids were built. Researchers believe that the smooth lines and curves of the temple were inspired by the woman as a symbol of fertility.

5. Nap of Howar - 3700 BC


One of the oldest stone houses in north-western Europe, Knap of Howar is located on the island of Papa Westray, in the archipelago of islands in northern Scotland. This ancient structure consists of two houses located on a rectangular plot and surrounded by stone workshops and storerooms. The houses are connected to each other by a low stone passage. Knap of Howar was discovered completely by accident when, as a result of erosion, some of the buildings appeared above the surface of the earth. In the 1930s, the settlement was completely excavated.

4. Sardinian ziggurat - 4000 BC


The Sardinian ziggurat is unique in the Mediterranean. This ziggurat (also called temple and pyramid) is located on the island of Sardinia. Work on its excavations began back in 1958, but only in 1990 were they completed. Special construction methods characteristic of Mesopotamia for a long time prevented scientists from determining the exact nature of this structure. Other features of this ancient structure include spherical stones, which were commonly used by the Delphic oracles to predict the future.

3. Mound Saint-Michel - 4500 BC


Excavations of the Saint-Michel mound were carried out from 1862 to 1864 and from 1900 to 1907. The mound was finally restored in 1927, although for a long time after that it was closed to tourists for security reasons. Its base reaches 125 meters in length, 60 meters in width, and 12 meters in height. This is the largest mound in all of Europe. Scientists were able to discover many ancient artifacts and jewelry here, which were transferred to the local museum.

2. Bugon necropolis – 4700 BC.


Almost all of the most ancient mounds in Europe are located in France, and the Bugon necropolis was no exception to this rule. Fragments of hundreds of bones, skeletons and buried artifacts were discovered here. The necropolis consists of six mounds connected to each other. The largest mound stretches a full 72 meters in length and boasts a spacious interior. On this moment in this place there is a museum dedicated to the Bugon necropolis and the ruins of a Cistercian monastery, which is slightly worse preserved than the necropolis.

1. Barnenes – 4850 BC


The largest mausoleum in Europe, Barnenes is considered one of the oldest burial grounds in the world. Its dimensions are 75 meters long and 25 meters wide. The mound contains 11 chambers, into which separate corridors lead. The drawings painted on its walls are similar to those that can be seen in other burials, for example, in the tomb of Gavrini. During excavations, ancient pottery, axes and arrowheads were discovered here. Barnenes is located on the east coast of France, close to the Celtic Sea and the English Channel.

We fly into space, race to build skyscrapers, clone living organisms and do many things that only recently seemed impossible. And at the same time, they are still unable to solve the mysteries of the builders and thinkers who lived thousands of years ago. An ancient cobblestone weighing a hundred tons surprises us more than a computer half the size of a palm.

Goseck Circle, Germany, Goseck

The ring system of concentric ditches and wooden enclosures was created between 5000 and 4800 BC. The complex has now been reconstructed. Presumably it was used as a solar calendar.

Reptilian statues, French Polynesia, Nuku Hiva island

The statues at a place called Temehea Tohua in the Marquesas Islands depict strange creatures, the appearance of which in the mass consciousness is associated with aliens. They are different: there are large large-mouthed “reptilians”, and there are others: with small bodies and disproportionately large elongated helmet heads with huge eyes. They have one thing in common - an angry expression on their faces. Whether these were aliens from other worlds or just masked priests is unknown. The statues date back to around the beginning of the 2nd millennium.

Stonehenge, UK, Salisbury

Altar, observatory, tomb, calendar? Scientists have not come to a consensus. Five thousand years ago, a ring ditch and ramparts around it with a diameter of 115 m appeared. A few centuries later, ancient builders brought here 80 four-ton stones, and a couple of centuries later - 30 megaliths weighing 25 tons. The stones were installed in a circle and in the shape of a horseshoe. The form in which Stonehenge has survived to this day is largely the result of human activity in recent centuries. People continued to work on the stones: peasants chipped away pieces of amulets from them, tourists marked the territory with inscriptions, and restorers figured out for the ancients how things stood correctly here.

Pyramid of Kukulcan, Mexico, Chichen Itza

Every year on the days of spring and autumn equinox Thousands of tourists gather at the foot of the sanctuary of the supreme Mayan deity - the Feathered Serpent. They witness the miracle of Kukulkan's "appearance": the Serpent moves down along the balustrade of the main staircase. The illusion is created by the play of triangular shadows cast by the nine platforms of the pyramid at the moment when the setting sun illuminates its northwestern corner for 10 minutes. If the sanctuary had been shifted even a degree, nothing like this would have happened.

Carnac stones, France, Brittany, Carnac

In total, about 4,000 megaliths up to four meters high are arranged in slender alleys near the city of Karnak. The rows run parallel to each other or fan out, forming circles here and there. The complex dates back to the 5th–4th millennium BC. There were legends in Brittany that it was the wizard Merlin who turned the ranks of Roman legionnaires to stone.

Stone balls, Costa Rica

Pre-Columbian artifacts scattered near the Pacific coast of Costa Rica were discovered in the 1930s by banana plantation workers. Hoping to find gold inside, vandals destroyed many of the balls. Now most of the remaining ones are kept in museums. The diameter of some stones reaches 2.5 meters, weight - 15 tons. Their purpose is unknown.

Georgia Tablets, USA, Georgia, Elbert

In 1979, someone under the pseudonym R.C. Christian ordered the construction company to manufacture and install the monument - a structure of six granite monoliths weighing more than 100 tons. The ten commandments to descendants are engraved on the four side plates in eight languages, including Russian. The last point says: “Don’t be a cancer for the Earth, leave room for nature too!”

Nuraghi of Sardinia, Italy, Sardinia

Semiconical structures resembling huge beehives (up to 20 m high) appeared in Sardinia at the end of the 2nd millennium BC, before the arrival of the Romans. The towers were built without a foundation, from stone blocks superimposed on each other, not held together by any mortar and supported only by their own gravity. The purpose of the nuraghe is unclear. It is characteristic that archaeologists have more than once discovered miniature bronze models of these towers during excavations.

Sacsahuaman, Peru, Cusco

The archaeological park at an altitude of 3,700 meters and an area of ​​3,000 hectares is located north of the capital of the Inca Empire. The defensive and at the same time temple complex was built at the turn of the 15th–16th centuries. The zigzag battlements, reaching 400 meters in length and six in height, are made of multi-ton stone blocks, including 200-ton ones. How the Incas installed these blocks, how they adjusted them one after another is unknown. From above, Sacahuaman looks like the toothy head of a Cusco puma (the city was founded in the shape of the sacred animal of the Incas).

Arkaim, Russia, Chelyabinsk region

The Bronze Age settlement (III–II millennium BC) is located at the same latitude as Stonehenge. Coincidence? Scientists don't know. Two rows of circular walls (the diameter of the far one is 170 m), a drainage and sewer system, a well in every house are evidence of a highly developed culture. The monument was discovered by students and schoolchildren from an archaeological expedition in 1987. (The photo shows a reconstruction model.)

Newgrange, Ireland, Dublin

The Celts called it the fairy mound and considered it the home of one of their main gods. The circular structure made of stone, earth and rubble with a diameter of 85 meters was erected more than 5,000 years ago. A corridor leads inside the mound, ending in a ritual chamber. On the days of the winter solstice, this chamber is brightly illuminated for 15–20 minutes by a ray of sun falling through the window above the entrance to the tunnel.

Coral Castle, USA, Florida, Homestead

The bizarre structure was built single-handedly over 28 years (1923–1951) by Latvian emigrant Edward Lindskalnin in honor of a lost love. How a man of modest stature and build moved huge blocks in space remains a mystery.

Pyramids of Yonaguni, Japan, Ryukyu Archipelago

Monuments of huge stone platforms and pillars located underwater at a depth of 5 to 40 meters were discovered in 1986. The main one of these structures has the shape of a pyramid. Not far from it there is a large platform with steps, similar to a stadium with spectator stands. One of the objects resembles a huge head, like the moai statues on Easter Island. There is debate in the scientific community: many believe that the formations lying on the ocean floor are exclusively of natural origin. But loners like Masaaki Kimura, a professor at the University of the Ryukyu, who has repeatedly dived to the ruins, insist that there was a human presence here.

Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, Masvingo

One of the largest and oldest stone structures in South Africa was built in the 11th century, and was abandoned in the 15th century for an unknown reason. All structures (up to 11 meters in height and 250 in length) were erected using the dry masonry method. Presumably, up to 18,000 people lived in the settlement.

Delhi Column, India, New Delhi

The iron column, over 7 meters high and weighing over 6 tons, is part of the Qutub Minar architectural complex. It was cast in honor of King Chandragupta II in 415. For reasons that are unclear, the column, which is almost 100% iron, is virtually resistant to corrosion. Scientists are trying to explain this fact with various reasons: the special skill and technology of ancient Indian blacksmiths, dry air and specific climatic conditions in the Delhi region, the formation of a protective shell - in particular, as a result of the fact that the Hindus anointed the sacred monument with oils and incense. Ufologists, as usual, see in the column yet another evidence of the intervention of extraterrestrial intelligence. But the secret of “stainless steel” has not yet been solved.

Nazca Lines, Peru, Nazca Plateau

A 47-meter spider, a 93-meter hummingbird, a 134-meter eagle, a lizard, an alligator, a snake, and other zoomorphic and humanoid creatures... Giant images from a bird's eye view seem to be scratched on a rock devoid of vegetation, as if with one hand, in the same style . In fact, these are furrows up to 50 cm deep and up to 135 cm wide, made in different time in the V-VII centuries.

Nabta Observatory, Nubia, Sahara

In the sands next to a dry lake lies the oldest archaeoastronomical monument on the planet, 1000 years older than Stonehenge. The location of the megaliths allows us to determine the day summer solstice. Archaeologists believe that people lived here seasonally, when there was water in the lake, and therefore needed a calendar.

Antikythera Mechanism, Greece, Antikythera

A mechanical device with dials, hands and gears was found at the beginning of the 20th century on a sunken ship sailing from Rhodes (100 BC). After lengthy research and reconstruction, scientists found that the device served astronomical purposes - it made it possible to monitor the movement of celestial bodies and make very complex calculations.

Baalbek slabs, Lebanon

The Roman temple complex dates back to the 1st-2nd centuries AD. But the Romans did not build sanctuaries out of nowhere. At the base of the Temple of Jupiter lie more ancient slabs weighing 300 tons. The western retaining wall is made up of a series of "trilithons" - three limestone blocks, each over 19 m long, 4 m high and weighing about 800 tons. Roman technology was not able to lift such weight. By the way, not far from the complex, another block has been lying for more than one thousand years - under 1000 tons.

Gobekli Tepe, Türkiye

The complex on the Armenian Highlands is considered the oldest of the largest megalithic structures (approximately X-IX millennium BC). At that time, people were still hunting and gathering, but someone was able to erect circles of huge steles with images of animals.

A masterpiece of Russian masters that has amazed and delighted the whole world for many centuries. The Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord was built in 1714 on the site of the previous one, which burned down. Its height is 37 meters, it is one of the tallest wooden buildings on the planet.

The church is crowned with 22 domes arranged in tiers. It is interesting that it stands without a foundation - the rocky soil of the island allows it not to fall through. The church was originally built without nails. And according to legend, it was built with one ax, which the master threw into the lake after finishing the work.

Since 1990, the Kizhi complex has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

2. The pinnacle of Russian wooden architecture. Palace of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich (Russia, Kolomenskoye)

This royal palace was built in the village of Kolomenskoye near Moscow in the seventeenth century. It was a mansion consisting entirely of many towers and chambers, connected by vestibules and passages. Many researchers consider it the pinnacle of Russian wooden architecture. The palace invariably aroused admiration among all foreigners who saw it, but a century after its construction it was demolished. This is what he looked like in those days (antique engraving):

In 2010, the entire complex was completely recreated based on the preserved layout. It is a life-size model of Alexei Mikhailovich's palace. Construction was carried out according to drawings made at the behest of Catherine II before its complete dismantling. However, the new building is not entirely wooden: all structures are monolithic, reinforced concrete, covered with logs. Modern look restored palace:

3. The tallest wooden building in the world. Tianning Pagoda ( Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China)

This Buddhist pagoda is the tallest existing wooden structure in the world. Pagoda height153.79 meters, and it consists of 13 tiers. It's a pretty modern building– It was built only at the end of the last century.

On the top floor there is a 30-ton bell, which can be heard several kilometers away from the temple complex.

4. Notorious. Radio tower (Gliwice, Poland)

This tower is tall 117.95 meters – The only surviving wooden radio tower today. Now it is not used for its intended purpose, and a museum is located at its base. It is interesting that there are 365 steps leading to the top of this radio mast - the number of days in a year.

The tower was built in 1935, and what brought it tragic fame was that the staging of the capture of this particular tower on September 1, 1939 became the reason for the outbreak of World War II.

5. The oldest wooden building in the world. Mosque without nails (Charshamba, Türkiye)

Not a single nail was used during the construction of the 800-year-old mosque in Samsun Province, Turkey. It was built in 1206, during the Seljuk times. It is unknown which craftsman erected this rare architectural monument. According to folk legends, the building was built by followers of Islam who came to this region. Being a kind of bridge between the past and the future, it consists of wooden structures, only the roof surface is covered with ceramite. The wooden pillars of the mosque are approximately 10 cm thick, 50-70 cm wide and 12 to 20 meters long.

The mosque once had a minaret, but over time it collapsed. It still functions as a place of worship to this day. Daily prayers are performed here, and visitors to the mosque note that they experience a special feeling from being in such an ancient structure.

Despite its 800-year history, the mosque without nails still surprises everyone today with its stable construction. The reason for the preservation of the building is that each tree was cut down in its own season and according to certain rules.

6. Construction that will never end. Temple of Truth (Pattaya, Thailand)

Since 1981, when the temple began to be built, the process of its construction has never stopped. And now, despite the fact that the temple is operational, the construction of the temple continues daily. His idea is simple – This is the combination of all world religions into one. The creation of the temple began on the initiative of a certain Thai, who was predicted that he would live as long as the palace was being built.

The walls of the building, literally every square centimeter, are covered with ancient carvings – ornament on religious and mythological subjects. Many masters create this beauty day after day and year after year. And even when, contrary to the prophecy, the founder of the temple died in 2000, his son continued his work.

The height of the palace is 105 meters.

7. Memorial complex in Romania. Church of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel (Surdesti village, Maramures region, Romania)

This is one of the tallest (72 meters) and oldest (1721) wooden buildings in the world. The church was erected in memory of the Tatar-Mongol invasion, which completely devastated the country. Norwegian pine was used to create such tall buildings almost four hundred years ago. No nails were used during construction. The church is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

In Japan, the most striking wooden buildings have always been temples. Thus, Daibutsuden, which is located in the city of Nara, is considered one of the largest buildings in the world. The scale of the temple is truly amazing; its height is 48 meters. The architecture of the building fully corresponds to the classical Japanese style: massive walls mounted on strong stilts have a traditional roof with a large canopy.

9. Temples without nails. Church of the Epiphany (Paltoga, Vologda region, Russia)

Many churches in Russia were built using a special nailless technology. For example, St. Nicholas Church in Suzdal, built in 1720-1739, the Church of the Transfiguration in the village of Spas-Vezhi in 1628 and many others. Among them is a unique temple, the wooden Epiphany Church of 1733, located in Paltoga, Vytegorsky district, Vologda region, also built without a single nail.

Solombal, Arhangelsk region, Russia)

Until now we have been talking about religious buildings - pagodas, churches, mosques, temples. But mostly residential buildings are built from wood.

One of the most famous wooden houses not only in Russia, but also in the world was the 13-story house of Sutyagin in Arkhangelsk. He was recognized as the sensation of the year at the conference “Wooden construction in northern cities”, held in the Norwegian city of Trondheim. It was even planned to be included in the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest private residential wooden building in the world. Its height reached 38 meters.

The building was built alone by entrepreneur Nikolai Sutyagin over twenty years, starting in 1992. But in 2012 the house burned down, and now this wooden giant no longer exists. So all that remains is to admire this amazing creation in the remaining photographs. To the left of the house is a bathhouse, which in itself is a unique structure.

11. “Mastodon” without nails. Kondratyuk Granary (Kamen-on-Obi, Soviet Union)

In the Novosibirsk region in 1927, the famous engineer Yuri Vasilyevich Kondratyuk built the famous mechanized granary-elevator “Mastodon” with a capacity of 13 thousand tons, which at that time was considered an incredible structure, without a single nail. "Mastodon" stood for more than 60 years and burned down in the mid-1990s. This is what he looked like (old photo):

It is interesting that Yuri Kondratyuk (Shargei) became famous not only for “Mastodon”. He is one of the founders of world astronautics. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the scientist calculated the optimal flight trajectory to the Moon. It was the “Kondratyuk route” that was used by NASA in the Apollo lunar program.

12. Modern technologies wooden house construction. Residential building "Murray Grove" (London, UK)

The first of the modern residential buildings, built of wood (from five-layer wood glued panels), has 9 floors and 30 meters in height. The building has 29 residential apartments and offices on the ground floor.

It is amazing that the entire above-ground part of this house was built in 28 days by just five people, armed with only one mobile crane and electric screwdrivers.

13. The most beautiful serial houses. "Natural log houses" (New Zealand)

There may be nothing extravagant in these houses, but it is not for nothing that they are considered one of the most beautiful wooden buildings intended for housing.

These houses are built in New Zealand by Natural Log Homes, which prefers construction from logs. The buildings are distinguished by amazing precision: all grooves and recesses are cut out by hand and carefully selected in size. The company prefers construction from logs. 650 mm is the largest diameter of the logs used in construction.

The Gagripsh restaurant, which is a symbol of the city of Gagra, was built from Norwegian pine and assembled without a single nail. In 1902, the Prince of Oldenburg brought it from Paris. Since then this restaurant has been visited by such famous personalities, like Ivan Bunin, Anton Chekhov, Maxim Gorky and Fyodor Chaliapin. Stalin loved this restaurant and was its regular guest. The filming of the film “Winter Evening in Gagra” took place in the Gagripsh restaurant.

15. In unity with nature. "Forest House" (Portland, USA)

Maybe not the most beautiful, but certainly the most original house made of wood can be found in Oregon. Architect Robert Harvey Oshatz worked there for seven years, creating a house with an unusual design. It's right in the middle of the forest and blends surprisingly well with the wild forest scenery.

16. The most expensive wooden house in the world (Montana, USA)

Yellowstone Club is the world's only indoor ski and golf club for billionaires, located in southwest Montana.

A wooden mansion with an area of ​​4,900 square meters is being built here. It will have ten furnished rooms and a stocked wine cellar. The house is designed in such a way that a special sliding wall in one of the rooms can be removed if desired and turned into a cozy courtyard with a home theater and a swimming pool. The cost of the project is estimated at $155 million - this is the most expensive wooden house in the world! However, this price also includes a private golf course and a ski slope with a lift.

17. Rrestaurant inside a tree. Baobab Sunland (South Africa)

It is one of the largest baobab trees in Africa with a diameter of 33 meters and a height of 20 meters. The tree is so large that an entire restaurant and bar fit inside it, and is now one of the most popular attractions.

The Sunland baobab was not specifically gutted; the trunk of this variety is naturally hollow. The restaurant here was created back in 1933, and it still operates successfully today. The bar can comfortably accommodate 15 people. Research has shown that this baobab is already more than 6 thousand years old, and the tree is going to live for at least several more thousand years.

18. Tree House (British Columbia, Canada)

Such a house can be seen, for example, in Canadian forest area in British Columbia. The designer took as a basis the idea of ​​a children’s “headquarters” in a tree and built a multi-level dwelling between the trees. Rooms on different levels are connected using a spiral staircase.

But this is far from the only tree house.

19. The dream of children and teenagers. Tree houses

Watch and remember your childhood. But don't forget that there is still No. 20 to come.

Now just enjoy the amazing grace and perfection of Russian wooden carving. The “wooden lace” of Russian craftsmen has always delighted the whole world.

Our native Irkutsk, one of the oldest Siberian cities, is also famous for its wooden houses covered with unique and elegant carvings - real monuments of history and architecture. For example, this is our pride– House of Europe:

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Modern construction technologies have developed over the years, but I very much doubt that Metro or Pyaterochka will be able to stand as long as the ancient Egyptian pyramids.

10. Civik Tomb, Sweden

The royal tomb was built in Scandinavia during the Bronze Age, approximately 3 thousand years ago.

The tomb, built 3,200 years ago, was only opened in 1975. During its study, archaeologists found the remains of one hundred people and their property - bronze bracelets and ceramic buttons.

The tomb was built in the Bronze Age, more than 3,250 years ago. Until the construction of the Roman Pantheon, the treasury of King Andrew was considered the largest domed structure of that time.

Caral is the ruins of an ancient large settlement, which are located in the Peruvian province of Barranca. Currently, Caral is considered the oldest city America, built over 4600 years ago.

The pyramid was built for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser approximately 4,700 years ago. This complex is the oldest stone building in the world.

The tomb was built approximately 5,000 years ago. In the burial, archaeologists found the remains of more than 40 people. On some turtles, paleoanthropologists found traces of simple dental operations.

It is a prehistoric monument and the oldest building in Ireland, dating back approximately 5,100 years.

The building was built between 5200 and 4800 years ago. Most likely, this grandiose monument was a temple or altar.

The exceptionally well-preserved stone house is the oldest building in Europe. It was built approximately 5,500 years ago.

The free-standing structures were built over 5,500 years ago and were used as religious temples. They are considered the oldest prehistoric temples in the world.