Historical Buildings and Monuments as Cultural Heritage In Situ—Perspectives from a Medium-Sized City

The research presents the results of a survey carried on in Craiova, one largest Romanian cities, which contains numerous buildings from late 19th and early 20th centuries, some were reconsolidated brought back to use, while others are still decaying. aim was spatially investigate residents’ perceptions built heritage historical city center Craiova based questionnaires mapping using Emotional GIS (EGIS) methodology proposed by Wang (2021) extent this could be valuable asset for cultural tourism. alteration function as well context part area testify musealization study area. large number included list outlines characteristics living open-air museum, capitalizing situ.