RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE URBAN PLANNING STRUCTURE OF THE CITY OF SIMFEROPOL
The article analyzes and highlights the main stages of urban development of the city of Simferopol. The analysis of scientific literature on the research topic was carried out. The history of the development of the city of Simferopol is analyzed. The areas of the historical part of the city that have survived to this day without significant changes are identified and separate fragments are identified according to the characteristic features of development and chronological features. Subject of study: urban structure of the city of Simferopol. Materials and methods: in the course of the study, field surveys of the territory were carried out. The method of comparative analysis is used to identify the historical pattern of development of the territory. The paper analyzes the theoretical and practical materials relating to the object of study, conclusions are drawn. Results: as a result of studying the urban structure of the city of Simferopol, its individual fragments were identified according to the characteristic features of development and chronological features: the earliest predecessor of Simferopol is the Scythian Naples settlement (late III century BC - III century AD). e.); the oldest part of the city - Ak-Mechet (XVI-XVIII centuries); the territory of Simferopol proper (late 18th-early 20th centuries); the territory of the "New City" (late 19th-early 20th centuries); landscape area with buildings (late 19th century - early 20th century); country estates. Conclusion: the main stages of urban development of the city of Simferopol formed in the article with the allocation of their characteristic features on a chronological basis can be used in the territorial planning of the development of the city, in order to preserve the most valuable architectural and planning elements. The practical application of the conclusions of this article can also be used in determining the boundaries of the territory in the event that the city of Simferopol is given the status of a "historical settlement".