A city is its’ past legacy and its present identity. While each city must strive to keep marching forward and upgrade to suit the latest demands of its’ residents, it is important to strike a balance between the past and the present. Flowing towards future ambitions as an urban setting doesn’t necessarily imply a disconnect from its past legacy. The legacy lends the city's identity and gives the citizens a sense of familiarity. Therefore, modern urban planning must not only work towards embracing transition and change of modernity but also strike a balanced relationship between the urban and natural environment. This all-inclusive approach is the soul and crux of cultural heritage management as well. As modernization, commercialization, and urbanization continue to threaten a multitude of historical precincts and buildings, recording and celebrating their existence, acknowledging their contribution to national identity, preserving their associations with the city’s identity today, and protecting them from extinction becomes chiefly important, the corresponding benefit of which is promoting tourism as well. The heritage precincts of Aurangabad city encompass areas surrounding the multitude of the city’s gates of historical significance.