The analysis carried out in the article showed that the sacred architecture of Ingushetia is represented not by separate objects, but by sacred complexes, which always include three objects of worship, corresponding to the triune deity appearing in three persons: the main male deity, the secondary male deity and the female deity. The second conclusion related to the first, all sacred complexes of Ingushetia can be attributed to Christian architecture. Four groups of sacred complexes were identified: the temple of Thaba-Erda, general atronymic significance, patronymic significance, generic complexes. The last two groups are discussed in detail. It was revealed that sacred complexes reflect the processes of nativization of Christianity, both in the interaction of Christian and pagan mythology, and in the deification of the nature of a particular place. The architecture of each object individually may seem primitive, but the architecture of the entire complex as a whole, including the path from object to object, views of the surrounding space of mountains and gorges, a system of sacred trees and stones along this path, the movement of the sun is a unique phenomenon.

Keywords: medieval architecture of Ingushetia, sacred complexes, traditional cultures, nativization of Christian culture

The article is devoted to a comparative analysis of the architectural features of the sacred complexes of Galgai-che of the XIII-XIV centuries. on the territory of Ingushetia. In the context of the natural-spatial arrangement, the manifestations of religious contamination in the spatial organization and external forms of "folk" temples are considered. The originality of the options for "folk" temple building was revealed. The peculiarities of temples characteristic of late Nestorianism were revealed. This method is used for the first time to study the sacred complexes of Ingushetia. The scientific novelty of the article is due to the fact that a comprehensive study of planning, space-dimensional solutions and construction equipment of churches allows us to confirm their dating and attribution, to establish the chronological proximity of the monuments.

Keywords: Folk temple building, architecture of the Middle Ages, traditional architecture of the Vainakhs

The article presents studies of the monument of the Middle Ages of the VII- VIII centuries the fortress of Khashupse (Abkhazia), the features of its planning organization. The scientific novelty of the article is that a detailed study of the Hashupse fortress is being conducted for the first time.

Keywords: fortifications, planning organizations,medieval architecture of Abkhazia, fortress

The article is devoted to the comparative analysis of the architectural features of the medieval temples of Simon the Cananite in New Athos (Abkhazia) and the Northern Zelenchuksky in Karachay-Cherkessia (Russian Federation) in the context of three-courtyard temples, the study of prototypes of their architectural forms, the description of the results of the analysis of building solutions of temples based on the X-ray phase method. This method is used for the study of these temples for the first time. The scientific novelty of the article is due to the fact that a comprehensive study of the planning, spatial solution and building material of the temples of Simon Kananit and Northern Zelenchuksky, based on the results of physico-chemical analysis, allows us to confirm their dating to the X century and establish the chronological proximity of the two monuments.

Keywords: medieval architecture of Abkhazia and Alanya, three court temples, X-ray phase analysis