Abstract
This article discusses the genesis and historical development of the sacred complexes of historic Volhyn. Based on historical and architectural analysis, it is presented that sacred complexes of historic Volhynia were built according to the canons of temple architecture, and at the same time they have their own characteristics, related to national traditions and regional features which appeared as a result of the process of forming Christianity as a religion associated with national development in the specific study territory. The results of a comprehensive analysis of historical and archival documents found in the archives of Ukraine, Poland and Russia, as well as field research are presented. Results of system and theoretical research of significant retrospective analysis of canonical, historical and political prerequisites of sacral complexes were generalized. The concept of sacred complex structures throughout ХІ-ХІХ th centuries is suggested in correlation with the change of religious identity formation and differentiation according to religious requirements. Existence of autochthonous traditions and genuine vector of the Volhynia’s sacred complex development, considering the specific geopolitical location between East and West in the area where two different cultures collide with each other has been proved. The work is shifting statements concerning direct borrowing of architectural and stylistic components of architectural and planning structure and certain decorative elements.
Highlights
Architecture more than other forms of art reflects the state of society, its political level, the degree of economic development, aesthetic tastes and preferences
Scientific and technological progress, lifestyle or way of life of a person, local historical and natural and climatic conditions, aesthetic ideal, peculiarities of the ethnic composition of the population - all these things in one way or another are reflected in an architectural form, which is understood in a broad sense - from urban complexes to individual buildings and their details
This study offers a historiographical examination of the genesis of sacral complexes as a system in a system - a complex system of interconnected structures in an even more complex system of urban, historical and political entities
Summary
Architecture more than other forms of art reflects the state of society, its political level, the degree of economic development, aesthetic tastes and preferences. The number of Uniate and Catholic temples, which were built with regard to the canonical requirements of the new denominations, was noticeably increased (Christmas-Theotokos Church in KameiKashyrsky, Assumption Church in Zapruddi of Kamin-Kashirsky district). According to these requirements, some of the former Orthodox monasteries that had been converted to the Union (Zymnensky monastery, Pochaiv Lavra) were overwhelmed [11, 16]. The rest of the changes were of a decorative nature and did not carry any structural load since they were made of wood and were mostly lost during the Second World War and as a result of numerous fires
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