PRESERVATION AND REVALUATION OF DEFENSIVE FORTRESSES OF THE UPPER POLISH GATE IN KAMIANETS-PODILSKYI

Abstract

The study reveals the historical and cultural significance, preservation and revaluation of the complex of fortifications of the Upper Polish Gate in Kamianets-Podilskyi. The history of the complex, which was formed during the XVI-XVII centuries and includes the Kushnir Tower, the Wind Gate, the Turkish Bastions, the city's defensive walls, the Lithuanian Tower. The scientific novelty is that for the first time an attempt was made to comprehensively outline the milestones in the history of the northern defensive hub of the Old Town of Kamianets-Podilskyi. The construction evolution of fortifications is traced chronologically, the history of adaptation and repair and restoration works is revealed. The main focus is on the preservation and revaluation of architectural objects as a means of increasing the historical and cultural potential and investment attractiveness of the complex. The source base of the study was a significant number of historical and topographical plans of the city, the results of field surveys, written sources, including archive materials. Ukrainian and Polish historiography are analyzed in order to comprehensively cover the task, which is to comprehensively study the history, conservation measures and prospects for the revaluation of the defensive fortifications of the Upper Polish Gate in Kamianets-Podilskyi.