Oldest door still in use in Rome, at the Pantheon.

[Paco Dennis]

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u/capcaunul

"Cast in bronze for emperor Hadrian's rebuilding, it dates from about 115 AD. Each door is solid bronze 2.3 m wide & 7.5 m high, yet so well balanced they can be pushed or pulled open easily by one person."

Knock knock

 

[Alligatorob]

I have seen those doors and the Pantheon. As an engineer I particularly appreciate Pantheon. Hard to imagine how the Romans could have done that! And that it is still so well preserved today.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

This door has been working for 1900 +years. The self opening door at my local grocery store hasn't work right since they installed it ,19 months ago.

 

[Fyrefox]

The Romans were master engineers, and built to last. Much of their concrete work which they pioneered endures today. Trendy contemporary electronic stuff, not so much. The scale in the bulk food section of my supermarket hasn’t worked In months...