Urban Planning Features of the Location of Orthodox Churches and Complexes in the Structure of Cities and Towns in the Context of Modernity

This research reveals the urban planning features of the location of Orthodox churches and complexes in the structure of settlements and cities. The importance of the urban planning factor, which affects the architectural and planning organization, functional composition of the object and the adjacent site, artistic and stylistic solutions, engineering and design features, and others, was formed. Based on the analysis of the studied sacred objects built throughout Ukraine, the main classification of the location of Orthodox churches and complexes in the structure of the city (in the historical core of the city, on the periphery of the city, and in the central part of the city) and the location in the structure of the village (in the landscape and recreational zone, in the planning structure of the village) was formed. Out of the forty-eight location scenarios identified, nine were the most common. The article highlights a number of aspects that should be taken into account when choosing a territory for the construction of a temple complex. The conclusions to the article identify trends and promising directions for the development of aspects of the urban planning location of temple buildings and complexes in the structure of the village and city. In his conclusions, the author emphasizes the need to lay out places for the design of sacred objects at the conceptual stage in order to provide comfortable conditions in the context of the site. Another important outcome is the need to change the functional concept of the Orthodox church complex, which should be focused on multifunctionality, placement of multipurpose premises, zoning and transformation of space, and the formation of the most adaptive functional scheme that will provide most important social, spiritual, and cultural functions.