One of Town Hall's towers hosts two small billy goats, which butt their heads together every day at noon.

At the western end of the Old Town is the Przemysł Hill (Góra Przemysła) on which the King's castle once stood.

The Old Town neighbourhood, however, corresponds to the city on the left bank of the Warta, to the west of Ostrów Tumski, which received its charter in 1253 (work on the Royal Castle, which would be at the western side of the ring of walls, began several years earlier).

The square was originally laid out in around 1253, with each side divided into 16 equal plots, and many changes to architectural layout and style were made over the centuries.

The central group of buildings includes: Notable houses among those around the edge of the square include: Other features of the square are a punishment post ("pranger", Polish pręgierz) and a fountain depicting Proserpina, on the eastern side in front of the Town Hall; a statue of St. John Nepomucene; and fountains depicting the gods Apollo, Neptune and Mars.