Band 5+: Many old buildings protected by law are part of a nation's history. Some people think they should be knocked down and replaced by news ones. ✅How important is it to maintain old buildings? ✅Should history stand in the way of progress? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge. Write at least 250 words.

Nowadays, there are a nomerous protests about preserving ancient buildings, some people believe that it is not very important part of our civilisation, but others deem in the other side, that these monuments have unbelievable value for our world in whole. I deem that it is very considerable to maintain these, but this does not mean evaluation should stop. This essay will examine the possible approaches to balance between historical heritage preservation and following the modern progress.

As can be seen, this situation have different opinions, but I more tend to the positive side of that. There are a bulky reasons why society should agree, that it is really important for preserving old history. Firstof all, historical value, because by visible imagining what was before us, everybody can study history by visible examples, ancient monuments and infrastructure can help younger generation do not forget the history and remember how live ancestors. On the other example that it is real tool for broadening of horizons of population. This cases open doors for travellers which fascinated by seeing these architecture, afterwards travelling can get the significant revenue for states, which attract people by those fascinated places.

However, this certainly does not mean that modernization should be discouraged. I reckon that old buildings can be protected in tandem with progress. For example, in many circumstances people observe old historic buildings being renovated whilst maintaining their original character, and being used for modern purposes. Also, in no way does history hinder progress, and in fact it is the opposite. By studying and learning about our history, we understand more about the world we live in, and this assists present generation to build a better future.

To conclude, I deem that it is very crucial to protect and preserve ancient constructions as modern generation can learn about history as can others from other countries. Such

knowledge can also help them to comprehend how to modernise modern countries in the best possible way.