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Treyman Yulia Feliksovna
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Don State Technical University
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The article describes a scientific hypothesis about
architectural and spatial identity of a medieval fortress
at the mouth of the river Godlih and of the Humara
settlement on the Kuban river. It is revealed that the
planning structure and spatial organization of these
medieval monuments are similar and consist of three
parts each: the citadel, the fortress and the open
settlement. The citadel was a monumental multi-tiered
tower surrounded by a courtyard and a defensive wall.
The fortress perimeter was surrounded by a defensive
wall fortified with square towers. The open settlement
had no artificial fortifications, and was located in a
remote place in the vicinity of the citadel and the
fortress. The architecture and construction of the walls
and towers of both castles are made in the tradition of
the Byzantine building culture. Stone setting of the
walls and towers of the fortresses represent a veneer
made with armored rows of stones with the backing
made with crushed stone in lime-stone mortar between
them. Because the fortress at the mouth of the river
Godlih was badly damaged during the construction of
the Tuapse-Adler railway, we can, basing on the
analogy revealed, carry out a hypothetical
reconstruction, that will serve as a theoretical
justification for its restoration and museums