20 amazing finds that people have discovered in old buildings (21 photos)

History surrounds us, and if you look closely, sometimes it is very close. Some of the artifacts are small, such as coins hidden in a wall, while others are something more permanent that is found in the structure of a building. In this post you will see interesting “archaeological” finds and traces of bygone times that people unexpectedly came across.





1. We removed the carpeting in the house and found Monopoly.



2. We found a small safe that was hidden behind a fake socket.





3. I was renovating a house and found what looked like a samurai sword in the basement.



4. Old space wallpaper that was under 3 other layers of wallpaper in an old house



5. There is a huge chain inside the wall. House built in the thirties



6. This house still has a well that connects to the river.



7. Surprise when renovating the living room



8. Cemetery from 1800, preserved in the basement of the building built on it



9. A hundred-year-old elevator handle



10. My apartment was a former police station and still has the original cell doors, but they've been painted.



11. In our new apartment there is a small door in the wall for milk.



12. The supermarket used to be a bank, and they decided to put a vitamin department in the warehouse.



13. I found a dog's paw print on the wall of the house.



14. I was helping my dad move into his new office and we found a hatch



15. I found beautiful drawings when we removed all the layers of wallpaper.



16. The wall was broken, showing years of paint buildup.



17. My living room was built around a huge sandstone rock.



18. While renovating the basement, we discovered this painting on the cement behind the wall.



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20. We found a very beautiful fresco under the wallpaper