As I wrote yestarday, on october 14th Maxim Krivonos seized Castle Hill. This event has been commemorated by stone monument erected in the Park; the street leading to the summit of the hill has been named after Krivonos.
The Castle lost its glory as an impregnable fortress. In 1672 Castle Hill fell into the hands of the Turks. By the beginning of the 18th century the High Castle was falling into decay and could no longer serve as a stronghold. Carl XII, King of the Swedes, seized it without difficulty. A few decades later only a heap of ruins remained of the Castle. The Austrians handed it over to the city as a quarry. Today there still exists a house that was built of stones from former castle walls.
Much later the Hill was planted with trees and a park (currently named Ivan Franko) laid out.
