This square was founded in the 16th century on the site of an old cemetery. It got its name from the canons who lived here. And although the square is not very large, you can find several attractions here at once.
First, there is a bronze bell cast in the middle of the 17th century by Daniel Tyn for the bell tower in the city of Jaroslaw. During casting, cracks appeared in the metal, and the bell no longer rang as it should, so it was left in Warsaw. And in 1972, the authorities decided to install it in Kanonia Square.
Gradually, the bell became surrounded by legends. One of them says that if you make a wish, touch the landmark with your hand, and walk around it three times, what you wished for will definitely come true.
In addition, Kanonia Square is home to the narrowest house in the world. It is even difficult to notice if you do not know where to look. It seems to be "squeezed" between two other buildings. If you look closely, you can see a door, and above it, two floors with windows. The width of this house is only one and a half meters, and its height is 12 m. Whoever built it surely decided to get around the law this way. After all, in the past in Poland, the amount of real estate tax was calculated based on the size of the facade.
And finally, there is a covered passage on Kanonia Square, built for Queen Anna so that she could calmly make her way from her palace to St. John the Baptist Cathedral. Later, an attempt was made on King Sigismund III in this passage, but fortunately it was unsuccessful.
