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World's oldest surviving bank: The world's oldest surviving bank is Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) - Photogallery
World's oldest surviving bank: The world's oldest surviving bank is Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS). The bank has been in business since 1472. It recently reported a second quarter loss of 179m euros (£142m), three times the loss analysts had been expecting. (Getty Images)See more of :
World's Oldest Bank,
Monte dei Paschi di SienaWorld's Oldest Bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena
World's oldest surviving bank: The world's oldest surviving bank is Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS). The bank has been in business since 1472. It recently reported a second quarter loss of 179m euros (£142m), three times the loss analysts had been expecting. (Getty Images) /news/world/look-in-the-past-the-worlds-oldest/eventshow/40401367.cms02
World's oldest desert: Considered as World's oldest desert, The Namib is in southern Africa - Photogallery
World's oldest desert: Considered as World's oldest desert, The Namib is in southern Africa. According to the broadest definition, the Namib stretches for more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and South Africa, extending southward from the Carunjamba River in Angola, through Namibia and to the Olifants River in Western Cape, South Africa. It is said the desert has endured arid or semi-arid conditions for roughly 55–80 million years. (Getty Images)See more of :
World's oldest desert,
The NamibWorld's oldest desert, The Namib
World's oldest desert: Considered as World's oldest desert, The Namib is in southern Africa. According to the broadest definition, the Namib stretches for more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and South Africa, extending southward from the Carunjamba River in Angola, through Namibia and to the Olifants River in Western Cape, South Africa. It is said the desert has endured arid or semi-arid conditions for roughly 55–80 million years. (Getty Images) /news/world/look-in-the-past-the-worlds-oldest/worlds-oldest-city-jpg/eventshow/40401354.cms03
World's Oldest city: Jericho in palestine is believed to be the world's oldest continually-inhabited city - Photogallery
World's Oldest city: Jericho in palestine is believed to be the world's oldest continually-inhabited city. The archeologists unearthed the remains of 20 successive settlements in Jericho, dating back 11,000 years. The city is currently today home to more than 20,000 people. (Getty Images)See more of :
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World's Oldest city: Jericho in palestine is believed to be the world's oldest continually-inhabited city. The archeologists unearthed the remains of 20 successive settlements in Jericho, dating back 11,000 years. The city is currently today home to more than 20,000 people. (Getty Images) /news/world/look-in-the-past-the-worlds-oldest/eventshow/40401342.cms04
This picture taken in 2010 shows the world's oldest Christmas tree - Photogallery
This picture taken in 2010 shows the world's oldest Christmas tree. Standing just 14 inches tall this tiny tree celebrated 124th Christmas in 2010. (Getty Images)See more of :
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This picture taken in 2010 shows the world's oldest Christmas tree. Standing just 14 inches tall this tiny tree celebrated 124th Christmas in 2010. (Getty Images) /news/world/look-in-the-past-the-worlds-oldest/eventshow/40401322.cms05
World's oldest tree: Methuselah, a 4845-year-old Great Basin bristlecone pine tree growing high in the White Mountains of Inyo County in eastern California, is considered by many as the world's oldest tree - Photogallery
World's oldest tree: Methuselah, a 4845-year-old Great Basin bristlecone pine tree growing high in the White Mountains of Inyo County in eastern California, is considered by many as the world's oldest tree. (Getty Images)See more of :
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World's oldest tree: Methuselah, a 4845-year-old Great Basin bristlecone pine tree growing high in the White Mountains of Inyo County in eastern California, is considered by many as the world's oldest tree. (Getty Images) /news/world/look-in-the-past-the-worlds-oldest/eventshow/40401305.cms06
The Benz Patent-Motorwagen is widely regarded as world's oldest automobile - Photogallery
The Benz Patent-Motorwagen is widely regarded as world's oldest automobile. Built in 1886, the vehicle priced $1,000 at that time. The vehicle was awarded the German patent, number 37435, for which Karl Benz applied on January 29, 1886. (Getty Images)See more of :
Benz Patent-MotorwagenBenz Patent-Motorwagen
The Benz Patent-Motorwagen is widely regarded as world's oldest automobile. Built in 1886, the vehicle priced $1,000 at that time. The vehicle was awarded the German patent, number 37435, for which Karl Benz applied on January 29, 1886. (Getty Images) /news/world/look-in-the-past-the-worlds-oldest/eventshow/40401257.cms07
Oldest Stock Exchange: The Stock Exchange in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is the oldest in the world - Photogallery
Oldest Stock Exchange: The Stock Exchange in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is the oldest in the world. It was founded in 1602 with dealings in printed shares of the United East India Company of the Netherlands in the Oude Zijds Kapel. (Getty Images)See more of :
Stock Exchange in AmsterdamStock Exchange in Amsterdam
Oldest Stock Exchange: The Stock Exchange in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is the oldest in the world. It was founded in 1602 with dealings in printed shares of the United East India Company of the Netherlands in the Oude Zijds Kapel. (Getty Images) /news/world/look-in-the-past-the-worlds-oldest/eventshow/40401253.cms08
World's oldest restaurant: Madrid's Sobrino de Botin' is certified as the world's oldest restaurant - Photogallery
World's oldest restaurant: Madrid's Sobrino de Botin' is certified as the world's oldest restaurant. Botin is a four floors restaurant, with a centuries old woodfire oven, dating back to 1725. See more of :
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Sobrino de Botinworld's oldest restaurant, Sobrino de Botin
World's oldest restaurant: Madrid's Sobrino de Botin' is certified as the world's oldest restaurant. Botin is a four floors restaurant, with a centuries old woodfire oven, dating back to 1725. /news/world/look-in-the-past-the-worlds-oldest/eventshow/40401247.cms09
World's oldest daily newspaper: Wiener Zeitung, the Austrian government's official gazette, was first published in 1703 and is considered to be the oldest surviving daily newspaper in the world - Photogallery
World's oldest daily newspaper: Wiener Zeitung, the Austrian government's official gazette, was first published in 1703 and is considered to be the oldest surviving daily newspaper in the world. (Getty Images)See more of :
World's oldest daily newspaper,
Wiener ZeitungWorld's oldest daily newspaper, Wiener Zeitung
World's oldest daily newspaper: Wiener Zeitung, the Austrian government's official gazette, was first published in 1703 and is considered to be the oldest surviving daily newspaper in the world. (Getty Images) /news/world/look-in-the-past-the-worlds-oldest/eventshow/40401221.cms10
Temples of Malta, located on the islands of Malta, in the middle of the Mediterranean sea, are considered to be the oldest man-made structures found in the world - Photogallery
Temples of Malta, located on the islands of Malta, in the middle of the Mediterranean sea, are considered to be the oldest man-made structures found in the world. These temples were unearthed in the year 1980 CE. They are constructed with limestone slabs and date back to around 3000 BCE. See more of :
Temples of MaltaTemples of Malta
Temples of Malta, located on the islands of Malta, in the middle of the Mediterranean sea, are considered to be the oldest man-made structures found in the world. These temples were unearthed in the year 1980 CE. They are constructed with limestone slabs and date back to around 3000 BCE. 
