In Mint Condition of Historical Structures

@Shavkat (141906)
Philippines
March 4, 2021 9:35pm CST
I am reading an article that some urban developers want to relocate historical structures to other places. According to them, it is the best way to preserve them from being damaged with the continued building of skyscrapers. I cannot get it. If we are going to move them, they will lose the cultural history. Is it the best way to preserve historical structures by relocating? Do you know any historical structures being relocated? Image Credit: industrytap.com
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rsa101
@rsa101 (40952)
• Philippines
5 Mar 21
Well if the structure is already being overshadowed by larger structures then I guess it is time for them to be placed where they can be reconstructed to their original state before those modern structures would swallow them up. I think there is a place here somewhere in Bataan where the old houses were brought there and placed there like they were in the olden days. It is now a tourist destination it is like a museum of old houses in the Philippines. I know they were the original houses that were brought there to be preserved in that condition.
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rsa101
@rsa101 (40952)
• Philippines
5 Mar 21
@Shavkat Yes that resort is filled with old houses from the Spanish era. They use the old houses as a place to stay in if visitors would like to stay in the place.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 Mar 21
@rsa101 I am sure it is a must-see in Bataan. With this pandemic, it will take time for tourists to flock to this place.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 Mar 21
If the situation happened, there are no other choices but to move them. The only concern is the genuine history itself will be gone forever. I am interested to visit Bataan to see them for myself.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Mar 21
I don't know why it would lose cultural history. The building is the same.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
6 Mar 21
In my humble way of saying this, the historical structure itself will not lose cultural history. If they move it, it will change the history where it took place.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
10 Mar 21
@just4him It is just my opinion. The original place is also important of these historical places.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
6 Mar 21
@Shavkat How? I seriously don't understand why it would change the history of where it took place. They are only moving the building. The history of the location remains the same.
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Stephannie
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
5 Mar 21
Wow. I have never seen any moved but have heard of some over the years.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 Mar 21
Honestly, I haven't seen one or two being moved to another place, too.
lady Di
@lady1993 (27221)
• Philippines
5 Mar 21
I feel the same way too, it's weird moving them to another place. i didn't even think that is possible.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 Mar 21
I am imagining if they are going to move the Great Wall of China to another place.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502187)
• Italy
5 Mar 21
Yes, it happened here in Switzerland, in Zürich a 123 historic building has been moved 200 feet.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 Mar 21
I thought it was just an idea.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 Mar 21
@LadyDuck I will try to check more about this. I got curious.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502187)
• Italy
5 Mar 21
@Shavkat It's not the first building that has been relocated in the United States, for what I know there were other 8 in the past.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Mar 21
I don't know of any being relocated. It's a tricky situation really.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 Mar 21
I cannot believe it when I read about it. I just cannot understand why do they need to do this.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 Mar 21
@JudyEv You have a point. They need to have more profits outs of these skyscrapers.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Mar 21
@Shavkat Maybe they need the land for more highrise buildings which would bring in more money,
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
5 Mar 21
I don't understand. What does it matter where the building is located? It will still be the historical building, no matter where it stands.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 Mar 21
I agree. I hope the preservationists will consider this matter. I find it weird if they do move them to another place.
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Laura
@Laurakemunto (13787)
• Kenya
5 Mar 21
It's not a good idea. I it will also lose the meaning why move it?
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 Mar 21
That's the big issue if they do this. The origin of a particular structure will be lost real history of it.