La ruina invertida de Jorge Eliécer Gaitán

Abstract

In the city of Bogotá there are various places of historical and cultural importance at the national level. Over time, several of these have entered a state of deterioration and neglect, causing empty urban heritage. An example of this is the estate estate of Jorge Eliecer Gaitán located in the town of Teusaquillo. The Jorge Eliecer Gaitán patrimonial estate comprises 3 commemorative elements which are: Jorge Eliecer Gaitan House Museum as one of the first National Monuments of Colombia, the Jorge Eliecer Gaitan exploratory designed by Rogelio Salmona and Gloria Gaitán with the conception of carrying out a cultural center as a symbol of the death of Jorge Eliecer Gaitán, and lastly, the streetcar caused by the events that occurred on April 9, 1948. This area is closed to the public due to the deterioration of the place, causing the loss of recognition and commemoration of the events mentioned above. When analyzing the determinants of the patrimonial polygon, in this project 3 aspects are evidenced that negatively influence the place and the urban mesh of Bogotá, which are: 1) Urban heterotopia, 2). no place and 3) inverted ruin. So, an urban intervention is carried out in the town of Teusaquillo and the restoration of the Jorge Eliecer Gaitán heritage estate.