Calea Griviței. Perspectives considering its value as cultural resources
Calea Griviței. Perspectives considering its value as cultural resource

Summary/Abstract: Calea Griviţei is one of the oldest streets in Bucharest. It was first know n as the “way to Târgovişte”. Its historical importance is due to the fact that in the middle ages it linked the lower (Bucureşti) and the upper (Târgovişte) capitals of Walachia. After the building of the North Railway Station at the end of the 19th century it became one of the most important roads of our capital. Calea Griviţei was analyzed as cultural resource, at a large scale, of the urban assemblage to that of the urban tissue and at a small scale, that of the buildings. The purpose was to find elements that define its specific, what is valuable and it is still preserved, what, why and how should be preserved, finally, in a further perspective what can constitute future heritage. The present study consists of a short historical study followed by an urban analysis and the cultural values analysis, in order to identify and evaluate the cultural resources related to Calea Griviţei. The road is formed of two distinctive parts: „the old” Calea Griviţei, from Calea Victoriei until the North Railway Station, bordered with historical buildings and „the new” Calea Griviţei, dominated by the railway and Griviţa Workshops.

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