DRAWBRIDGES IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE HISTORICAL APPEARANCE OF THE MONUMENTS OF DEFENSE ARCHITECTURE OF THE 16TH - 19TH CENTURIES
The article reveals the main approaches to the solution of pre-gate drawbridges of defensive structures of the period of the 16th - 19th centuries; explains the mechanisms of their functioning; demonstrates examples of their implementation, which are recorded in historical sources and preserved monuments; analyzes the state of preservation and the possibilities of obtaining information about the existence of drawbridges at the entrance junctions of defensive structures in the western regions of Ukraine.