Belfry at St. Ann's Church

To get to the lookout terrace, you have to climb up 150 stone steps. But when you eventually reach your destination, you eill enjoy a spectacular view of the Old Town. Details: www.taraswidokowy.pl
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The coat of arms of Warsaw

Warsaw’s first coat of arms, which dates back to the early 15th century, depicted a half-human, half-bird creature carrying a sword and a shields. Its body was covered with scales. Over the years, it was gradually turning into a female, though it still looked like a winged monster with finned legs. It was only in the 18th century that it was replaced by a shapely half-woman half-fish. The current coat of arms was officially approved in 1938. How the image of the Warsaw mermaid evolved over the centuries is shown in the door of St. John’s cathedral in the Old Town.
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Kanonia

Kanonia is a small, triangle square right behind the cathedral whose name comes from the old tenement houses, which in the 17th c. were inhabited by canons (priests).
There used to be a parish cemetery here, the remains of which is a baroque 18th c. statue of the Mother of God. In the centre of the square there is a large gunmetal bell from the 17th c., which has never hung in a church. It is said thet going around it there times brings luck.

Kanonia is also the place to see tle oldest in Warsaw plaque with the name of a street and the narrowest house in the Polish capital - it is only one window wide if you look at it from the square, but it is much wider if you look at it from the Vistula River.

This was a clever idea of the house owner, who in this way avoided paying a high land tax, as the land tax depended on the width of the facade.
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The Stone Steps

The Stone Steps are very picturesque 15th c. steps. Napoleon Bonaparte walked them during one on his stays in Warsaw.
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The Basilisk

In the Old Town, on the side of Dekert of Old Town Square is a tenement with deep cellar. In this basement lived Basilisk, terrible monster. He guarded  huge treasures. When some man wanted reach treasure, was killed by the gaze of the Basilisk. It was very dangerous, because Basilisk changed their in the stones, when he looked for daredevil. Many people tried win the Basilisk, but anybody didn’t know the method.

On more time it was a daredevil, who discovered method of destroy the monster. When he got into cellar, and when immediately appeard the Basilisk, he showed the monster a mirror. When the Basilisk looked into mirror,  it turned in stone. Basilisk was so awful so, when he looked in mirror and he saw himself, he was so terrified , so he immediately changed in stone.

Today on the fasade of the building there is a picture of the Basilisk, which is the symbol of the renowned Warsaw restaurant of the same name.