INTERIORS OF PEOPLE'S HOUSES OF XIX-XX CENTURIES IN AZERBAIJAN

Abstract

The article analyzes 19th-20th century folk dwellings, natural and geographical conditions
affecting their formation, constructive elements for various purposes in the interior, their forms and
functions. As a result of people's struggle with the forces of nature for living, the emergence of
different types and forms of residential areas and houses and the influence of people's character,
lifestyle, household, reflection of folk architecture practices and construction traditions on their
formation were determined. As a result of the analysis, it was observed that artistic tools and domestic
architectural elements in the design of residential houses are improved depending on the experiences
passed down from generation to generation, as well as regional characteristics, and their formation in
a more perfect way.