Question

why should we protect historical monouments

Answer 1

History of any place reflects upon the rich/ bland past it once had, long before we were born. The monuments are a reflection of how rich the heritage and culture of that era were. Not only this, you get to learn so much just by beholding a single monument- the style represents the era of construction and designing, the beautiful motifs represent the quality of craftsmanship as well as the hard work they put through, to cut each and every stone and carve them to some beautiful pieces of art, long before technology made it easier. The tremendous amount of planning represents how able the architects were, even without major software that aid today’s design, and the scale of the monument represents the possible importance and wealth of it or the owner who once owned it.

Now imagine you die one day, leaving behind wonderful craftsmanship, or works of art, or poetry, or novels you wrote, or whatever contribution you made to this world, would you like it if your works or your contributions are not given due respect and are destroyed since you no longer exist? Imagine if all the works of Rabindranath Tagore were burnt up as soon as he died? Would we be left with such a rich literature? Think of the monuments in the same way. Monuments are deeply rooted sentiments to a majority of people in the city, and tells the story of the city, helping us connect to its history and its present.

This is the very reason monuments should be preserved.

Answer 2

we can gain knowledge about the place/monuments with the help of inscriptions coin etc..