The monument to Danil Galitsky, the founder of Lviv, was opened in 2001 in the city center on Galician Square, in honor of the 800th anniversary of the prince's birth. The Grand Duke of the Galicia-Volyn state, who united the Western Ukrainian lands, Daniil Romanovich in 1253 received the title of King of Russia from the Pope.

The monument to this outstanding statesman was designed by sculptors Vasily Yarich and Roman Romanovich and architect Yarema Churilik. The bronze monument depicts a young prince in armor, on horseback, with his right hand extended forward, calling for action. The sculpture, 5 meters high and weighing 9 tons, is set on a high massive granite base. The pedestal with a laconic inscription "King Danilo" is girded around the perimeter with bronze repeating symbols of princely power and images of a lion's head.