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Some people think it is important to construct new buildings rather than wasting money maintaining the old ones. To what extent, do you disagree or agree with this opinion?

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Throughout the time, people have always felt a need to create something new in the world. Most of their creations are
buildings
 that are being built
instead
 of forests or fertile land. The debate has been going on about whether it is better to build new constructions or to invest money into renewing the old ones. I am willing to believe that bringing old
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 To start with, some people believe that it is better for our planet to try to reconstruct the old
buildings
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 because reconstruction does not require new space and in that way saves nature. Nature is especially needed in the bigger cities because of the air pollution. Another reason to reconstruct old
buildings
 would be that it
also
 might help the renovated place to gain more attention from tourists,
for example
, if the renewed space has been
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 historical object in the past.
For example
, a reconstruction of an old church which has been standing for approximately five hundred years.
However
, others tend to disagree, because some ancient
buildings
 are so fragile that it would take more finances to bring them back to life than to just build something new. It would cause problems for the buyers financially and economically. To give an example, to renew a
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 prison you would have to waste so much money and it would take longer time to pay off. In conclusion, I would agree more with the idea of refurbishing the old
buildings
, because with climate change being an active problem, we would help the Earth. People will always want to build something new so it is important to choose a more environmentally safe way.
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