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.
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As I wrote earlier today, there were many attempts to seize the Castle Hill and all of them faild until 1648 when entire Ukraine was enveloped in a national war. As the battlefield extended to Galicia the Ukrainian peasant and the urban poor lookedupon the Cossacks as their saviours who would put an end to [...] A new page began in the history of the ancient Lvov – centuries of occupation by foreign invaders an epoch of relentless national and social oppression. But the people’s freedom-loving spirit was not broken. As I wrote before, Daniil founded Lvov arround the year 1250 and didn’t give way to the enemy within the country: The centre of the town was the fortress, or detinets which was surrounded by a wall, and numerous ramparts and moats. A high watchtower dominated the settlement. Near it were the ammunition dumps and [...] As I wrote in the High Castle thread there is no trace of the Castle Hill( Zamkovaya Gora) in spite of the name of the park – The High Castle (Vysoky Zamok). High Castle was once the beginning of Lvov. There is a marvelous view of Lvov from the Castle. Highways run through Lvov in every [...] Castle Hill (Zamlwvaya Cora) dominates the town. The grounds of a beautiful park, laid out in 1835-1839, stretching over an area of 40 hectares cover the slopes and summit. There is no trace of the castle but the name of the park – The High Castle (Vysoky Zamok), has been retained to this [...] |
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