Dome bulding in the territory of Sudak fortress in the historiography of the last quarter of XVIII - the beginning XX century
The history of study of a medieval dome building located in the grounds of the Genoese Fortress in Sudak from the last quarter of the 18<sup>th</sup> century to the early 20<sup>th</sup> century became the subject of this work. The experience was streamlined of initial attempts in national historiography to compile the architectural history of the monument and analyze its architectonics. Characterized were the first attempts to preserve and protect the cultural heritage site on the part of the members of the Odessa History and Antiquities Society and the Taurida Academic Archive Commission. The work presents the experience of science-based studies of epigraphic artifacts discovered in the interior of the building.