Lviv public spaces of the 18th-19th centuries
The landmark public spaces for Lviv are Svobody and Shevchenko Avenues. These boulevards took on the role of a central representative city space since their laying. Socio-economic and political changes altered the cultural and symbolic image of Lviv; Lviv’s structure became complicated over the years, however the central public spaces - boulevards, parks, squares, formed by the end of the nineteenth century remain the main formative elements in the issue of identity of the city.