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Some people think that a city should destroy its old, historical buildings and replace them more modern buildings rather than preserve them. However, I believe that the city should prevent old and historical buildings. This is because the historical buildings can lead the city’s development. While destroying historical buildings and replace the modern buildings would blur the city’s identity. First, destroying historical buildings and replace the modern buildings can prevent to preserve the city’s identity. Understanding the importance of the understanding city’s history and the potential role of historical structures is necessary to substantiate this view. All of people in the world is a part of subsequent history. Also, every people should understand their history, because which is essential to make better history for future. The reason is there are many shamed moments in human’s history. Therefore, people should deeply understand their history, and effort to choose better choices for next generation. With this understanding, city prevent historical structures that provide citizens opportunities to understand their city’s history. This is because a structure has a lot of information such as social norms, ordinary people’s lives, a main function buildings, and city policies at that time when structure are built. In this regard, destroying historical buildings and replace the modern buildings can lead city to diminish its historical identity. Secondly, preventing historical buildings enables city to grow. Interestingly, a renowned professor in South Korea published an article in “The Korea Statistics” which claims that many tourists visit other cities to look that city’s historical structures. The article claims that historical buildings are beneficial to the city’s economy, and even influenced the city’s cultural values. In fact, Rome that is one of a city that has many historical structures has many tourists that visit for Rome’s various structures. And many citizens in Rome work in tourism industry. This example shows that preventing historical buildings can lead the city’s development. To sum up, I believe that a city should prevent old, historical buildings. The important of my view cannot be underestimated for the reasons that I have mentioned above. |