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The monuments are considered as evidence, landmarks and important memory for events that associated with characteristics. It also represents a civilized, cultural and economic wealth accumulated through ages. Heritage has two main aspects; physical and moral. Recently, considerable efforts have been devoted to conserve many heritage buildings that have historic values so as to restore them. This restoration can reinforce the links between those ancient buildings and their environment. .There is a lack of enough knowledge about the concept of the utilization of new technological advancements and its impact on the reuse of historical buildings with symbolic value. To address this issue, this research presents a detailed investigation about the relationship between the two concepts in order to arrive to the best strategies for reviving. Such strategies will be applied on Al-Ukhaidir fortress. This research assumes that technology employment has a rapid economic role in reusing historical buildings while preserving the general composition of the building. To assess the accuracy of this hypothesis, Al_Ukhaidir fortress was used as a case study. The research included the cognitive framework and the theoretically framework and extract vocabulary and then implement it on the selected samples.This research has concluded that the technology of management systems have a greater effect on reuse of buildings than communication systems, where lighting systems and renewable energy represented the most important factors in management systems for achieving the efficient use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]