Features of wooden buildings in Tomsk

The article is devoted to analysis and systematization of classical wooden buildings in Tomsk. The relevance of the work is due to the problems of preserving the valuable of Tomsk historical and architectural heritage and this topic is poorly known . Wooden buildings in the classicism style were widely spread in the nineteenth century. They were classified as a residential development and were subjected to reconstruction and demolition in the Soviet period. Currently the wooden classical buildings are the most ancient and already quite rare and therefore it is necessary to conduct the research on its identification, study and systematization. The novelty of the study is to conduct a comprehensive analysis and identify the typology of wooden buildings in the classicism style of Tomsk. In the course of the work the authors used the following methods: critical analysis of bibliographic sources, comparative architectural analysis and system-structural analysis of information, as well as creative synthesis in the formation of conclusions. As a result of the conducted bibliographic and field studies the identified objects were divided into four main types according to their volume and spatial characteristics. It is established that the classic wooden building in Tomsk has great historical value. It is the material embodiment of constructive and technical knowledge, architectural and artistic traditions.