Did you know? — @minimaus on read.cash

@minimaus 10 December 2020 more from that month

Did you know? The oldest house in Aveyron in France, built in the 13th century. The houses were then built with a smaller ground floor because they were taxed per square meter of the ground floor, so people built it to pay less tax. The houses are recognizable, because each floor was bigger than the previous one.

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7 comments

@Purebeauty 10 December 2020

What a strange house.I would be afraid to live in such a house.
- @minimaus 10 December 2020
  
  Beware when the house exists today, people live in it.
@elana 10 December 2020

So old houses like this one were built stronger than modern ones.
- @minimaus 10 December 2020
  
  Yes, you are right. These houses now as they make, there is no chance to last like this for 8 centuries.
F@Feniks25 10 December 2020

This old building is very durable and beautiful. I don't think our buildings will last 700 years
u@uglyduckling 10 December 2020

Very interesting construction, taxes were paid on the ground floor and that is why each floor is getting bigger.
@MarijaJak 11 December 2020

I didn't know about houses like this, and people just remembered how to pay less taxes :) :) :)