RESEARCH OF THE LOAD-BEARING STRUCTURES OF THETRANSFIGURATION CHURCH IN POLOTSK:СAUSES OF DEFORMATIONS AND THEIR CONNECTION TO THEMONUMENT'S CONSTRUCTION HISTORY

The Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior is a unique surviving structure from the 12th century. It has undergone complex reconstructions that have altered its appearance, but its main structure remains remarkably well preserved. Major reconstructions and repairs took place between the 17th and 19th centuries: the demolition of galleries, the addition of a gable roof, the construction of underground crypts, and repairs to the western façade. These processes led to subsidence of the foundations, deformation of the walls, distortion of the structure, the appearance of cracks, and the destruction of the lower sections of the walls, which are covered by the cultural layer.