O badaniach archiwalnych krajobrazu kulturowego Krakowa ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem ogrodów
Archival research of Krakow’s cultural landscape, with particular emphasis on gardens

Summary/Abstract: An important feature of Krakow’s landscape are its historic green areas. Everyone knows the Planty or Jordan Park, but there are also other gardens, parks, green areas, squares and streets, with all of them contributing to the system of urban green areas. The aim of the article is to show the usefulness of archival research undertaken in architectural and landscape design for historic green areas. The work uses archival research, literature studies, field work and factual analysis, historical-interpretive methods and comparative studies. The course of conservation proceedings in the reconstruction of historic green areas is presented, with the study of archives being an important element of the designer’s work. Various scales of planning and design as well as forms of greenery are presented, mainly from Krakow and the surrounding area. They serve as an example to show archival sources (including maps, designs, photographs, and written sources) being used directly or indirectly in reconstruction or revalorization projects of garden art objects. Selected issues related to cartography, especially the Galician cadastral map, are discussed using examples. Pleasure gardens, parks and gardens inside urban blocks – in dense urban development, plants and architectural details, and regulatory plans are shown, and greenery issues are discussed in the context of panoramas and views. Finally, the importance of collecting various types of source materials for the reconstruction of composed greenery constituting an integral part of the cultural landscape is emphasised.

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