Some people think that governments must insist on preserving traditional appearance of old buildings undergoing renovation or redevelopment. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement?

When it comes to the renovation of old

buildings

there is a debate on whether or not the

appearance

should be preserved. While some people argue that those constructions should be completely redesigned, others believe it is better to preserve the traditional

appearance

.

This

essay will present arguments to explain why I support the latter opinion.

To begin

with, the majority of those

buildings

were constructed when the cities started to develop. That being said, those

buildings

carry a lot of history and memories, which is reflected by their

appearance

.

For example

, many old

buildings

in Toronto, the largest city of Canada, are being renovated, and the engineers are maintaining the same

appearance

because the citizens consider as part of the history and,

therefore

, the

appearance

should remain the same.

Furthermore

, many of those constructions are tourist attractions and receive visitors from different parts of the world. If the government change how it looks like, visitors will not be interested in visiting anymore. To illustrate, Notre Dame Cathedral is passing through reconstruction after the great fire which destroyed completely

this

well-known place.

However

, the priority of the government and engineers was to rebuild

this

cathedral exactly in the same way it was before the fire.

This

is because they understand that

appearance

is extremely essential to keep receiving those travellers. To sum up, the

appearance

of old architectures should be preserved because not only they carry memories and histories but

also

because they are a place where many tourists want to visit. I hope the government keeps the

appearance

of old constructions after a redevelopment.