Three mighty giant oaks - perhaps they are the oldest trees in our city. Their age - more than three centuries. And they grow in the park named Ivan Franko.
Four hundred years ago this place was a big field, but later the land passed into private hands. At the end of XVI century, a rich citizen John Scholz-Volfovich laid park here. To do this he laid out 1600 gold coins from his purse. Later he issued marriage his daughter with Antonio Massari, Ambassador of Republic of Venice in Lviv, and park passed to his son in law. Massari in turn rebuild the park in Italian style.
Over time, this park and neighboring lands became the property of Jesuits.
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