Some people debate that governments should consider the preservation of historic buildings on a top priority, whereas another group of people believe that modern urban needs and housing shortages should be a main concern. However, i firmly believe that urban moderization and housing crisis should be resolved first.
Moving to historical preservation, People with old school thoughts often think that the vintage buildings are a part of our heritage and culture. Moreover, they consider these a reflection of their ancestors. For instance, these buildings truly represent our identity and history. Therefore, the government should take action for the preservation of ancient buildings. If we neglect the importance of these buildings, they will be vanished and ultimately reflect our history in a negative way. As these buildings are associated with our national heroes. So, the government should save them to pay respect and gratitude to our heroes.
In contrast, people with modern thoughts think that these buildings need to replace. As the world is evolving, we need to deminish these buildings to fulfill modern urban needs such as hospitals, malls, and software centres. For example, removing these buildings and utilizing the land to develop the infrastructure of the cities would be a positive step. Apart from this, cities are facing housing shortage. People who want accomodation are far more than the residental areas. Therefore, we need more land to fulfill the housing needs of the public.
In conclusion, I believe that the historical buildings truly reflect our culture. But they should be removed if there is a need such as if the country is facing housing shortage or they can also be utilized for modern infrastructural development.