It is too expensive to look after and repair old buildings. This money should be spent on building modern buildings instead. To what extend do you agree or disagree?

In

this

contemporary epoch, it is often argued that the maintenance of old

buildings

is costly and worthless that the amount of

money

spent should be invested in modern facilities and amenities. From my perspective, while being positive with the given idea, I

also

believe that the situation should be dependent on what kind of

buildings

are being discussed. On the

one

hand, the expenses of repairing, decorating, or reconstructing old historical

buildings

cost an arm and a leg.

To begin

with, the administration of

such

buildings

is required to pay a large amount of

money

to maintain the quality as these

buildings

are frail so they could be destroyed or damaged at any time. Take the houses in the Old Quarter in Ha Noi as an example, they have been built for over a hundred years now, and the

city

council has to pay over

one

hundred million Dong per year to keep the houses intact.

However

, even when these

buildings

remain still, no

one

would notice it.

This

, in turn, may slow down the economic development of the country since

money

is being used for unpractical purposes. If that fund is used for constructing new hospitals or stations, the

city

would eventually become more modern and every citizen could be benefited.

On the other hand

, some historical

buildings

should still be looked after and repaired as they have some important roles. To be more specific,

one

old building could represent a

city

or become the symbol of a country. Take the Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris, as an illustration, if the tower is no longer be taken care of, it will soon be knocked down.

This

, in turn, may make France lose their unique sign and the

city

could become less attractive, leading to the fact that there would be fewer visits to the

city

. In conclusion, I totally for the idea that investing in historical

buildings

could be a waste of

money

and the given fund should be spent on modern amenities. Caution,

nevertheless

, should be seriously taken into account as

this

kind of investment could be worthwhile in special cases.