Okonchenko O. Architecture of Fortifications of Western Ukraine Castles in the Middle of the 16th - the end of the 17th centuries

The object of study is the Western Ukraine castle fortifications within the period from the middle of the 16th c. to the end of the 17th c. The aim of the study is to define regularities of development and principles of architectural-planning organization and to work out recommendations for their restoration. Architectural-planning organization of fortifications of 53 castles has been investigated in detail in the aspect of formative influence of defensive function on the fortifications of the castles. There has been carried on a typological analysis of the fortifications of the researched castles. The principles of architectural-planning solutions and methods of organization of castle fortifications are also defined. The integral picture of the development of the fortification types of the castles is reproduced in accordance with the defined periods. Factors exerting influence on the choice of the castle fortification type of the investigated period are defined and systematized. The condition of preservation of fortifications in the middle is defined and recommendations for their restoration are worked out. The results obtained in the thesis theoretical and practical results should be used in the study of defense complexes in other regions of Ukraine and in drawing up projects for the restoration of castles. The results of scientific research are proposed for implementation in the educational process of higher education in Ukraine for the specialties “Architecture”, “History”, “Archeology” and “Restoration of architectural monuments”.