THE TOWER OF THE CRAFT WORKSHOP OF THE CORD MANUFACTURERS AND TURNERS IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE HIGH DEFENSIVE WALL OF THE LVIV MIDTOWN: THE CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION
The article analyzes the sources and systematizes the versions about the stages of architectural development of the Tower of the Cord manufacturers and Turners and the associated sections of the High Defensive Wall of the Lviv midtown in the 14th-19th centuries. The hypothesis is substantiated that at the first stage the tower had a quadrangular shape in plan, was built of limestone and ended with merlons. The tower had wooden floors or galleries and was open from the city side.