Ivan Franko Park occupies the property
located on a hillside of the Lviv Heights between Lystopadovoho Chynu and
Krushelnytskoi Streets. The land was once part of an outlying monastic (Jesuit)
grange, from which the name Jesuit Gardens is derived. Toward the close
of the 18th century, Emperor Joseph II granted the land to Lviv
townsfolk for the establishment of a municipal park. In 1855, the territory was
redesigned by town horticulturist Karl Bauer as a landscaped park. The arboreal
landscaping boasts a variety of species of varying ages including maples, oaks,
linden, chestnut, and others.
