Africa-Press – Mauritius. Building madness must not take hold of minds. A project owner must know how to surround himself with a project manager, it is said The curious similarity between builders and demolishers is not limited to our Mauritius.
The invaders, the conquistadors have always destroyed, Oh! How many civilizations; they burned villages, raided to leave their own mark. The expression kraz everywhere.
. it’s not new. As the word “development” is very trendy, then you have to go through it. Follow the regime in place.
In a few years people will enjoy a convenient form of transportation – already planned and mapped out by the Labor Party and taken over by the current Government.
Except that politicians want to move forward under headwinds. Moreover, opinions are very contradictory about the metro which will connect cities and other congested places.
Builders of the pyramids Several monuments have their symbolism and their mystery. Robert M. Schoch of Boston wanted to understand why the pyramids appeared.
A religious or political authority oversees the construction of a pyramid. In Peru, Latin America, the very old pyramids built around 3,500 B. C. have escaped the destructive hand of invaders.
The two oldest monuments have Spanish names meaning “Sacred Place of Idols” and “Sacred Place of Sacrifices”. Another pyramid at the site of Warka in Iraq – a disaster-ridden country today – was known as the White Temple of Uruk.
After the Persian invasion, the new imperial province pushes the population to recover bricks and other materials in demolition for their own needs. Another sacred site, long before the time of the pharaohs, was the great pyramid of Cheops.
But again the Egyptians forget their past glory. They tear off the beautiful layer of polished limestone and take it away to build Cairo. In Mexico the Pyramid of the Moon was destroyed by explosive charges in a cosmopolitan city that attracted immigrants and pilgrims.
In Egypt, in Indonesia, in India the pyramids are not simply made for tourism. They invite you to participate in the life of the place: popular rites of sacrifice, rites around the death and burial of a pharaoh.
According to researchers and academics, the construction of the pyramids is the result of numerous intercultural contacts. Wreckers legitimately or not?
The impacts of natural disasters like huge tsunamis, volcanic eruptions or earthquakes are often confusing. They cannot be judged either except that, according to popular beliefs, Evil dominates because people are evil.
But the policies also have flaws. Places of memory do show that there has been looting, ruthless destruction, massacres, etc. , for thousands of years.
Monuments such as the old post office at Victoria Station – Port Louis – hold a history that must be known before the building is demolished. The old building that served as the headquarters of the Labor Party will soon be replaced.
How not to think of making it a corner of a museum with its ancient stones, its colors and keeping an unforgettable struggle alive? If La Butte is renovated tomorrow, so much the better! But at least this place keeps its character by thinking of certain walls with frescoes.
In Europe, in New York, modernity is prized. Nevertheless, politicians heal the wounds by investing in places of memory. More than 350 castles exist in France.
Some are in ruins but most invite discovery. Visits, cultural activities, trained guides, souvenir shops, so many ways not to forget the beautiful era of the Sun King as in Vincennes.
In Venice, there are still 400 gondolas compared to 14,000 in the 18th century and are still used for walks. The ancient castles of southern India are transformed into restaurants.
But the paintings with the costumes of the time and the magnificent copper objects that escaped the hands of the demolishers sit proudly in these places.
To demolish is to make it understood that a place, a monument or other does not serve the ambition of a regime or an institution. We must make room for what is best suited to the times to come.
We still have to ask ourselves who will benefit or who will suffer from these developments. . . Building madness must not take hold of people’s minds. A project owner must know how to surround himself with a project manager, it is said.
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