Historical places like your city of Bitola is certainly a precious cultural treasure! The ancient buildings there, as you said, can have a purpose - that the new doesn't have to be the destruction of the old. For these edifices are valuable architectural legacies from the past. Perhaps, it's high time for government sectors or private organizations in your area to be truly serious about handling the preservation, repair, and maintenance of these priceless landmarks?

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