This article describes the nature and fortification structure of downtowns in the cities of Kyiv region in the 17th – late 18th centuries. Geometric and proportional properties of strengthening downtowns are determined. Stages of formation and features of changes in the fortifications of the downtown and castles during the 17th–18th centuries in the cities of Kyiv region are revealed.
downtowns, castles, nature, fortification, cities of Kyiv region, 17th–18th centuries
Received 17.10.2020, Revised 19.11.2020, Accepted 28.12.2020
Retrieved from Vol. 6, No. 2, 2020
Pages 249-257