It dates back to 1609, the reconstruction after the war was completed in 1957. The Jesuit Church is directly next to St. In the cathedral many significant Polish personalities are buried, like bishops, the last king of Poland (Stanislaw August Poniatowski), Nobel Prize winner Sienkiewicz and the first two Polish Presidents (Narutowicz and Moscicki). It had to be completely rebuilt after the second world war. John’s Cathedral was already established in the 15th century. You can also find some nice restaurants here if you are hungry and also some city tours have their starting point at the Castle Square. The Zygmunt (Sigismund) Statue shows King Zygmunt III who was responsible in making Warsaw the capital of Poland.
In the middle of the square there is a bronze statue it was errected 1644 and is 22 meters high. This is where most people begin their walk through the Old Town of Warsaw. The Castle Square (Plac Zamkowy) is directly located in front of the Royal Castle. The four house sides of the marketplace also are still named after one of their famous inhabitants: Zakrzewski (mayor), Barss (solicitor), where you can find the Mickiewicz Literature Museum in house number 20, Kollataj (priest) and Dekert (mayor), where you now find the Historical Museum entrance in house number 42. Since 1855 there is a bronze sculpture ( The Warsaw Mermaid) at exactly the same place, it’s the symbol of Warsaw. In the middle of the market square there once was the Warsaw City Hall, however, it was pulled down back in 1817. However, one also sees barrel organ players and portrait painters. Nowadays you can find here restaurants and cafes which offer mainly Polish specialities. The Old Town Market Square (Rynek Starego Miasta) was established in the 13th century on a 90 x 73 meter rectangle.
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