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.

  • Thelsim@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    The first house in my city is from 1976, the entire city is built on reclaimed land. It went from 100 residents back then to more than 220,000 now.

    A fun fact is that they still find stuff in the ground from old shipwrecks to crashed WW2 bombers.