Rynok Square is located at the exact center of historic Lviv. In some ways, the <br />

square is quite typical, an elemental part of the arrangement of any <br />

European historical town of its type. Yet each town square bears its own<br />

singular architectural markers which prove crucial in lending a city <br />

its particular identity. Among “walled cities”, Market Square was the <br />

largest of these urban areas in which the civil, political, and social <br />

functions of city residents were concentrated – home to an endless array<br />

of activities and events. At the Square’s center sits the city’s most <br />

recognizable structure – and home of the City Council – the Town Hall <br />

(Ukr., ratusha). The square encompassed the most highly valued <br />

properties within the city, residences constructed for Lviv’s wealthiest<br />

families by noted architects of the day.