sacred architecture

The article examines the problems of modern sacral architectural structures in Lviv, in particular their functional characteristics. It was established that among the main reasons for rare attendance of liturgies by religious people is a lack of time or reluctance to visit the temple, preferring other things.

The principles of designing church educational institutions are proposed, including: confessional and ecumenical, multi-educational, sacral, secular, inclusive, flexibility and mobility, a combination of traditional and modern.

The article examines Kyivan Rus architecture from the late 10th to the first half of the 11th century, with the aim of identifying elements that can be considered the foundation for the development of the unique Kyivan Rus architectural tradition of pre-Mongol period, represented by arch-gabled and pillar-shaped churches. The relevance of the topic lies in the need to conceptualize the development of Kyivan Rus architecture as an independent phenomenon, since even in contemporary researches, it is still commonly viewed as a prehistory of later local traditions.

The article discusses the ways, methods and means used by architect Le Corbusier to organize the light environment in his sacred buildings: the chapel of Notre Dame du Haut in Roncham; the church of the Dominican monastery complex Notre Dame de la Tourette; the Catholic church of Saint-Pierre-de-Firmin. The churches were built in France in the 50s and 70s of the last century, with the exception of the church in Firmin, which was completed in 2006.

The article examines the architectural features of buildings and spaces in the largest Roman Catholic educational institutions on the terrains of modern Ukraine; highlights and analyzes the principles underlying the architecture formation of theological educational institution of the Roman Catholic Church; determines the conception of architectural and space-planning organization of separate sacred, academic, administrative, and household buildings, recreational, entertainment, and sports spaces on the campus territory of theological educational institutions of the Roman Catholic Church; ou

The article highlights the stages of formation of the architecture of temple complexes in the Ternopil region, which today form the sacred image of the region.  The set of sources used in the study has different origins, gives researchers information for analysis of sacred architecture in the modern Ternopil region, which can be used in further research. The source base of the study are churches of different denominations - Orthodox, Catholic, Greek Catholic, Jewish, Armenian, as well as the remains of pre-Christian complexes.

The current tendency of preserving monuments of immovable cultural heritage has gained negative connotations since the conservation treatment activities executed by state and religious communities that  become  ‘owners’  of  significant  sacred  objects  still  lacks  the  sufficient  legislative  regulation.  The synchronization of multidisciplinary studies of specialists in different areas is extremely important for the comprehensive preservation of an architectural object.

The article discusses the results of the research on the topic of Christian education development in Ukraine in XI–XXI centuries and mentions the architectural and typological array of buildings and complexes that were used to conduct the educational process, including theological school of pre-Christian times, monastic school, theological school for the upper class, parochial school, large theological school, episcopal school, cathedral school, brotherhood school, theological seminary, theological academy, and theological university.