Preserving The World's Great By Anthony Tung

Preservation and heritage, while closely related to one another, has a separate and distinct meaning. Heritage, when used in a historical sense, relates to landmarks or places that have meaning to those who inhabit a country. It may also be an area due to its historical and cultural values that one may hold to a time or an event. Preservation, on the other hand, is the process of protecting any physical landmark or object and repairing it to its original state. Because preservation and heritage are similar, historians are working to save a culture's customs. This protection enables the landmarks to be passed down from a countries ancestor and preserved for present and future generations. Anthony Tung shows in book Preserving the World's Great

The country remembers their heritage through many different sacred and historic sites. The Grand Ise Shrine is the most important Shinto shrine in Japan and considered the most sacred place of the religion. The primary focus of this landmark is the wooden Naiku and Geku shrines that represent two different deities. While the site itself is nearly two thousand years old, it began its rebuilding anniversary in the seventh century. Since that time, the shrines are rebuilt on adjourning sites every twenty years. The rebuilding signifies rejuvenation among those who worship at this sacred site. During reconstruction, builders view imperfections made previously in an attempt to better the site. The rebuilding of new structures on historical sites is an interesting way to remember one's heritage; the country is losing what was established by their ancestors, erasing much of its

With this takeover, Germany’s heritage suddenly had two completely different outlooks. One included the treatment and acceptance of such cultures and ethnic groups as the Jewish population that had contributed the German heritage. While, West Germany accepted the Jewish impact on their heritage due to the United States’ relations with Israel, the view of the communistic regime in East Germany differed. Refused by its acceptance in the West, this led to the destruction of many synagogues in East Berlin. Directly linked to this was the destruction of the synagogue in Potsdam. The disregarding of the synagogue by city administrators, historic preservationists, and political leaders assisted in its downfall because of it being a Jewish