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> Yes, but usually that’s done with respect for what’s already there, not “hey we have millions of donations, let’s throw all this old junk away and install a multimedia show for tourists instead”.

There’s always a complex dialogue between maintaining what exists, cost, and adapting to new practices and ideals. Where there is massive destruction, though, that usually shifts the balance far in the direction of new designs, because cost no longer heavily favors the status quo.



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