Random Oldest Surviving Buildings In World (15 items)

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  (#15) The Gavrinis Tomb (c. 3500 BC) - France

  Today, the island of Gavrinis is uninhabited, but 5,500 years ago it was the site of a major building project that has stood the test of time. The Brittany Tourism website has a great breakdown of the specifics:

  The structure is a tumulus (earth mound) covering a cairn (stone mound) covering a dolmen (stone burial chamber), which was built around 3500BC and has a diameter of 164ft (50m). To reach the burial chamber visitors must walk down a low, narrow 46ft (14m)-long passage whose walls are decorated with carved patterns and symbols such as axe heads, horned animals and swirls. At Winter Solstice, the sun shines down the passage and hits the back wall.
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  (#7) Monte d'Accoddi (c. 4th Millennium BC) - Italy

  Among the many ancient ruins to be found in the Mediterranean region, Monte D’Accoddi stands out for its stepped pyramid structure. Constructed by Sardinia's ancient Ozieri culture more than 6,000 years ago, the temple or altar is believed to have been used for rituals.

  Occupied from the late Stone Age and through the Bronze Age, the ruins have been described by Professor Maria Grazia Melis as "probably the most comprehensive representation of prehistory in Sardinia."
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  (#8) The West Kennet Long Barrow (c. 3650 BC) - England

  Comprised of a core of sarsen stones and capped by chalk rubble from surrounding quarries, the West Kennet Long Barrow stretches 82 feet wide and reaches a maximum height of 10.5 feet. Originally built around 3650 BC, the tomb was used for some 1,000 years before being filled in with earth and debris.

  Though first excavated in the mid-1800s, it wasn't until 1955 that the site was given a proper scientific exploration. Within the barrow's multi-chambered interior, the partial remains of 46 men and women were discovered, along with many of their possessions - all dating to the era between 3000-2600 BC.
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  (#13) Sechin Bajo (c. 4th Millennium BC) - Peru

  One of the more recent discoveries on this list, Sechin Bajo was unearthed in Casma, Peru, in 2008. It is a ceremonial plaza that was built about 5,500 years ago, making it "one of the oldest structures ever found in the Americas," according to archaeologists. 

  One archaeologist, German Yenque, told Reuters that architecture beneath the plaza itself may date back even earlier. “There are four or five plazas deeper down, which means the structure was rebuilt several times, perhaps every 100 to 300 years.”
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  (#2) The Cairn Of Barnenez (c. 4800 BC) - France

  The Cairn de Barnenez predates the Great Pyramid of Giza by about 2,000 years and is the "largest megalithic mausoleum" in Europe. That's a fancy way of saying it's a burial chamber made of stone. 

  The cairn contains 11 passage tombs, where pottery shards, stone axes, and other artifacts have been discovered - some of which date as far back as the Stone Age.
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  (#3) The St. Michel Grave Mound (c. 5th Millennium BC) - France

  Located near Carnac, a town in northwestern France, the Tumulus - or grave mound - of St. Michel is the largest such grave mound on the European continent.

  The mound's exact date of construction has been difficult to pin down, but it's believed to have been built sometime in the fifth millennium BC. The chapel seen atop the mound is a relatively new addition.

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