Why is it important to preserve historical bulidings and parts of your city that are in danger at the present?
Everyone alive has a historyBuildings from another time might be excellent examples of a particular kind of architectureThey might be places of historic importanceThey might help people understand better how our ancestors lived and how they coped with whatever environments they lived inChurches are a wonderful example of the power of human imaginationThe great cathedrals of Europe were built without what we, today, would call adequate machineryBut they are still standing, some of which have been standing for more than 1 thousand yearsAnd they were built by simple craftsmen and visionary artists with the most elementary of toolsJust think about this: How would anyone build a cathedral fifty feet high without earth-movers, cranes, steel structures? They used just stones and mortarThey carved the facades with simple toolsThey included such marvels as Rose windows made of pieces of stained glassThey built vaulted ceilings without modern construction methodsBrilliant, beautiful, and enduringThey are the history of us: human beingsAnd that, for just one example, is why they should be preservedAn alternative is that everything would soon look like junk, like McDonald's trashy architecture, without any claim to beauty or inspirationThink about the most beautiful bridge you've ever seenIs that worth saving?
