Theatre Square is one of the main areas of the district Śródmieście in Warsaw. It stretches from the Grand Theatre to Senatorska Street.

At the site of the current Theatre Square, located near the royal palace, in 1695 it completed construction of the palace of Queen Marysieńka - the wife of the Polish king Jan Sobieski. Also, according to her orders in the square were built shopping arcades, which are called Maryvil. The palace, however, in 1833 was demolished to make way for the building of the Bolshoi Theatre by architect Corazzi.

By the end of the 19th century Theatre Square became the center of social and cultural life of the Polish capital. It was a very busy place, where there was a theater and city hall, wine shops, fancy restaurants at the time for the wealthy, the editors "Warsaw Courier", clothing stores, jewelry and tobacco saloons. Here it was located the building of the National Opera and the New Theatre, where you could see the modern drama. Various patriotic demonstrations took place at the Theatre Square, including the January uprising, which was brutally suppressed.

During the Warsaw Uprising Theatre Square has witnessed fierce fighting between German troops and the Liberation Army guerrillas. Most of the buildings were severely damaged or completely destroyed.

In the 1990s, at the Theater Square were restored many of the buildings that were located here before the war. Reconstruction was carried out in accordance with the original architectural plans.

Today, the city authorities hold their meetings in a building which is located in the northern part of the Theatre Square, and locals gather in the square during the city festivals, parades and carnivals.