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TYPOLOGICAL FEATURES AND PROBLEMS OF PRESERVING URBAN DEFENSE COMPLEXES OF PRIVATE CITIES OF THE PRINCES OF ZBARAZH IN PODILLIA, KYIV REGION AND VOLHYN IN THE XVI-XVII CENTURIES

The authors of the article focus on the urban activities of the princes of Zbarazh of the senior branch. Special attention is paid to cities whose location and fortification are directly associated with representatives of the princely family. An attempt is made to find the principle that guided the Princes when choosing the city and choosing the method of fortifications.

THE DISCOVERY OF PAINTING DECORATIONS ON THE OUTSIDE WALLS OF THE CASTLES IN POMORIANY AND IN YAZLIVETS

The article describes the newfound fragments of polychrome paintings in the upper tiers of southeastern castle tower in Pomoriany. The paintings are found on the outside wall of the tower. The polychrome murals are preserved in fragments. The paintings decorated the plastered walls of the at the top two levels of the tower and can be dated roughly to the 17th century. Another mural fragment, discovered on the outside of the north wall of the castle in Yazlivets, is much smaller, but richer with colors. Such exterior castle walls decorating with polychrome paintings are rare in Ukraine.