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Business relations of the XIX century defines, first of all, the concept of laissez-faire (literally translated from French — "to quit doing").The essence of the laissez-faire revolution in social systems is the advent of free enterprise era. During this period, new types of buildings appear and develop: stock exchange, bank, trading house, offices. Since the second quarter of the XIX century, the exchange has become a popular type of public building. It is characterized by a clear combined planning structure with a central hall space surrounded by galleries. Functional zoning provided for the placement of retail shops on the first floor, and a stock exchange hall and brokers ' offices on the second floor. By the end of the

XIX century, the building of the stock exchange developed in Russia as a multifunctional representative public building, in which, along with the stock exchange, other types of activities were carried out: trade, management, administrative activities.

The bank as an independent type of public building was formed by the end of the XIX century. And although the function of the bank is quite complex, in its most general form it means customer service and the storage of valuables. It is this position that is reflected in the approach to the design of bank buildings: the representativeness and recognition of the object; the clear portal of the main entrance; the identification of the

operating room on the facade; while the other parts of the composition

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are subordinate to the position dictated by the specifics of commercial

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