HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PARASKEVA CHURCH IN THE VILLAGE OF KOSMACH, KOSIV DISTRICT, IVANO-FRANKIV REGION

Abstract

The study analyzed historical, archival and architectural materials related to the church of St. Paraskeva in the village of Kosmach, Kosiv district, Ivano-Frankivsk region. The church was in a neglected and dilapidated condition since the 1970s, and was destroyed in the 1980s. Schematic dimensions and photographs of the architect-restorer Zenovy Sokolovsky have been preserved. A project was also developed to rebuild the church, but this did not happen and burials began to take place on the site of the lost church. Part of the territory has been fenced off and is now free of burials. The study substantiates the need for further archaeological and scientific research of the territory where the church was located, and as a result - the creation of an interactive space. On the basis of dimensional drawings, archival photos and the church reconstruction project, drawings and visualizations of three defined construction periods were developed. Since its construction in 1718–1735, the building has undergone several reconstructions and changes in height proportions. Developed drawings and visualizations can become part of an interactive space at the site of the destroyed temple. To implement this idea, it is worth using the premises of the authentic bell tower located next to it. This will allow to create a modern museum space.