The formation of the square begun in 1725, and followed for around twenty years, during which sections of the moat were filled in with the rubble from the former city walls.

[1] On 10 October 1793, a monument of Frederick the Great, the King of Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1740 to 1786, was unveiled at the square.

In 1877, as the statue begun deteriorating due to atmospheric damage, it was relocated inside, to the nearby Palace of the Pomeranian Estates Assembly.

[5] The square was bombed in 1944 during World War II, during which nearby Grey Castle tenement was destroyed.

Unveiled on the 5th anniversary of the city being captured by the Red Army in World War II, the monument was dedicated to the Soviet soldiers who fought in the conflict.

[7][8] In 1959, a plaque was placed at the square commemorating the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Polish scouting and guiding organization structures in the city.

The main avenue was decorated with modernist light installation and sculptures of metal boxes, as well as small and shallow water canals.

It has a form of a one-storey-tall cuboid, with structure made out of a weathering steel, façade covered in glass panels, and most of its usable area located underground.

[14] The Polish Soldier Square has the form of an oblong rectangle avenue, with rows of linden trees on its sides.

The main avenue is decorated with modernist light installation and sculptures of metal boxes, as well as small and shallow water canals.

It has a form of a one-storey-tall cuboid, with structure made out of a weathering steel, façade covered in glass panels, and most of its usable area located underground.