Typological features of sports facilities as elements of the public service system

Introduction. Nowadays functional concept of sports facilities is no longer limited to sports. Sport is not limited to professional athletes and sports teams; it must be available to everyone of different age groups. Cooperation also arose between sports and recreational public facilities. The purpose of the work is to identify the typological features of sports facilities, depending on their position in the service system of the population of large cities of Syria. Materials and methods. The study is based on an analysis of the main characteristics of 120 projects and buildings of sports facilities, as well as the study of theoretical researches on the hierarchy of levels of public services of the population of cities. Results. The analysis of physical culture and sports facilities was carried out according to several criteria, such as: the scale of the object in the environment, its role in the urban planning composition, functions, structure, architectural features and the social role of the object in society. The considered examples were systematized according to the specified criteria and levels of service. The importance of the social role of sports facilities in the process of supporting poor areas and residential slums was also revealed. Conclusions. For a network of sports facilities, three levels are assumed based on the service radius. The functional, structural, compositional, and social characteristics of small, medium, and large physical and sports facilities of various levels of service were determined. The functions that turn sports facilities into a part of the systems of social, health and environmental service centers are identified.