or even delisted it is time civil society protested the flouting of laws governing heritage not least by those who have been assigned the task to protect it in this city and set a precedent for the future the destruction of the old kenilworth hotel is a reminder of the intellectual and moral bankruptcy that is steadily destroying this citys architectural inheritance said chaudhuri nayak of kolkata architecture foundation a forum of contemporary architects says the destruction is tragic and unnecessary longstanding buildings such as the old kenilworth are not mere physical constructs in the lives of people and the city though even as a structure it had an elegance that we kolkata architects are proud of and respond to but these buildings are also the repository of memories and a reflection of the people around them lending a sense of comfort and cultural continuity in an otherwise hurried and splintered world he said