Abstract

In 2024, the five - hundredth anniversary of the outstanding historical and cultural monument of world and Federal significance-the Novodevichy monastery, which is being restored for the anniversary, will be celebrated. The monastery is famous not only for its unique architectural ensemble and famous cemetery, where many outstanding statesmen, military leaders, representatives of science, literature and art are buried, but also for its remarkable natural landscape, artificially transformed in the 16th and 20th centuries. and represented by a public garden on the upper terrace at the approach to the monastery and the lower landscape-regular Park adjacent to the embankment of the Moscow river. The square in front of the entrance to the monastery and the lower Park of the Novodevichy monastery have the status of a cultural heritage site (OKN) of regional significance works of landscape art (SPI). It is shown that the preservation and adaptation of the square and Park to modern use should be methodically and practically linked to the requirements of ensuring the safety of the architectural ensemble. The results of field surveys of Park territories and squares of different years (2016 and 2020) and the experience of their improvement are summarized. The features of natural, historical, cultural, urban planning and landscape factors of the square and Park that affect their restoration and improvement and their role in shaping the perception of the monastery ensemble are considered. The experience of restoration and improvement of the square and Park in recent years is considered. It is recommended to adjust the subject of protection and the boundaries of the object.

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