Architectural and Archaeological Research and Restoration of the Church of the Savior on Berestovo in 1909–1914 under the Leadership of P. P. Pokryshkin

Abstract

The article is devoted to the history of the study of the Kiev Church of the Savior on Berestovo. The beginning of the fundamental complex architectural and archaeological research of this temple was the work carried out by the outstanding scientist, the founder of the modern method of studying ancient Russian architecture, academician P. P. Pokryshkin during the overhaul and restoration of the church in 1909–1914. However, data on the excavations of P.P. Pokryshkin (diaries, reports, measurements) are absent, since the work was interrupted due to the outbreak of the First World War and all materials, with the exception of photographs, were lost. In this work, on the basis of all available data, including unpublished archival sources with which we got acquainted, a picture of architectural and archaeological research and repair and restoration work of the Church of the Savior on Berestovo in 1909–1914, carried out under the guidance of an employee of the Imperial Archaeological commission, academician of architecture P.P. Pokryshkin. A number of methodological principles and measures are given that were developed and applied by P.P. Pokryshkin at this monument, which made it possible to significantly increase the degree of scientific reliability of the restoration of the monument. As a result of the study, it is shown what role the restoration of this temple played in the formation of the modern initial principles of the scientific restoration of architectural monuments.