The oldest buildings still standing on earth are on the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo. A millennium before the pyramids of Egypt, 2,000 years before Stonehenge and 4,000 years before Christ, those clever Maltese had chalked up such architectural accomplishments as: site planning, retaining walls, corbelling, the horizontal arch and the use of forecourts. Even more … [Read more...] about The Oldest Buildings on Earth