alt Hacker News100 years is nothing! I mean my local pub, for many years, was built in the 17th century.
This is probably one of the European vs. American divides though.
100 years is nothing! I mean my local pub, for many years, was built in the 17th century.
This is probably one of the European vs. American divides though.
I am from The Netherlands. Buildings from 19th century and before are incredibly rare. Maybe 1% of the total housing stock. Thanks to bombings in WWII and a rapidly growing population since.
In my current Spanish town I don't know any building older than 1900. Rapid expansion of coastal towns due to European mobility caused that.
It's not really a European vs American divide, it is more country specific than that.
Edit: Ireland apparently has one of the youngest building age in Europe so I guess a 17th century pub is very rare and special there too.