The monument construction began late in 1903 under the direction of
architects Alfred Zachariewicz and Józef Sosnowski. On October 29, 1904
the grand opening of the monument took place Building No. 8 behind the monument at one time was the highest building
in Lviv – Lviv’s version of a skyscraper. It was built in 1914-1921 for
businessman Jonah Sprecher, but its construction was associated with a
scandal since all the architects of Lviv publicly objected to the
project. During the interwar period many establishments were located
here. During the Soviet era the largest bookstore in the city – "House
of Books" – was located on the first floor of the building, where it
still is located today.
