Legislative foundations of architectural and construction activity in the first half of the 19th century

The article considers the time period associated with the government reforms and the codification of legal rules in the first half of the 19th century. The purpose of the work is to identify the performance of a new form of legal acts called the Code of Laws. The influence of this document on the supervision of construction at various levels of government is considered. The basis of the research is a study of the documents presented in the Code of Laws published in 1832 and 1842. In the first half of the 19th century, these documents became the main legislative acts in the design, control and construction of all types of buildings, as well as in related areas of construction and planning. The conducted research revealed that the reforms of the second half of the 19th century changed the state control policy in the field of civil construction, at the same time as contributing to the improvement of regulatory documents on the development of territories, management of architectural and construction complexes, regulation of architectural and construction activities, development of urban economy, transport, industry, etc. At that time, architectural and construction activities, having been traditionally kept under close surveillance of the state authorities, acquired not only a central government body, but also to a set of legislative documents specified in the Code of Laws. This Code became a legal framework for architectural and construction activities at all levels of government and all types of property. The introduction of new forms of management of architectural and construction complexes, as well as the integration of legal documents, since the middle of the 18th century, created the foundation for the effective work of the vertical integration in terms of management, regulation, control, implementation of construction activities, supervision of construction, etc. Simultaneously, this contributed to the growth of the necessary buildings of state and public (city) property.

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