Abstract: The subject of the study is the architecture of banking institutions in Northeastern China (Manchuria) in the first half of the 20th century. The object of the study is the analysis of the compositional and stylistic features of the architecture of banking facilities. The author examines in detail such aspects as the compositional and stylistic features of the architecture of such institutions in the context of the periodization of the development of the banking architecture of the region. Special attention is paid to the analysis of explicit typological trends. The boundaries of the study are determined by the period of active development of the banking architecture of the region, which began after the construction of the CER (1897) and ended with the end of Manchukuo (1945). Geographical boundaries are defined by the historical borders of Manchuria, which today include the provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin (Jilin) and Liaoning. At the same time, the analysis of objects was carried out using the example of the largest cities – Harbin, Changchun, Shenyang, Dalian, where historical buildings have been preserved to a greater extent. Classical empirical research methods, such as observation and examination, were used to obtain factual material. Theoretical methods such as comparison, analysis and synthesis, as well as an inductive approach, allowed us to identify patterns of development of the architecture in question. The novelty of the research lies in the fact that for the first time the main compositional and stylistic features of the architecture of banking facilities in the region were identified and classified, as well as their genesis was analyzed. The study revealed that the main influence on the development of the architecture of banking institutions was exerted by the Japanese colonial architecture of the region. Two main directions are highlighted: the first is the use of motifs and techniques of the Tatsuno style at an early stage of development; the second is the use of the Yoshitoki Nishimura approach in the 1920s. It is revealed that it was the latter style that became prevalent during the Manchukuo period. The main conclusions of the study are to identify the main features of banking architecture: the use of colonnade elements in the form of an order system, three-quarter semi-columns or pilasters that supported a massive cornice and flanked by the plane of the facade, forming a kind of U-shaped frame.

Keywords: Northeast China, Manchuria, Typology, Composition, Stylistics, Banks, Cultural heritage, Architecture, Manchukuo, China