Once in Torun lived 12 Teutonic Knights. There was one, among them, especially handsome. Walking around the city, he met very beautiful woman and felt in love with her from the firs look. He forgot that he was not only knight but also a monk. He was meeting with beautiful bourgeoisie, hiding in back streets of the Old Town. One day somebody saw them and news spread over the city, even to a City Council and Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights. It was long discussed what to do with lovers and which of them is guilty. Finally the discussions come to an and lovers both were found guilty.

The court in Torun sentenced the woman to 25 whips by the Saint Jacob's Gate in The New Town and the Knight was sentenced by Grand Master to build a defensive tower, leaned from the vertical as his croocked life. So, the Knight built a tower, leaned to the north 1,4 meters. The tower is standing until today, reminding of the Knight - monk's vice.

That is why, The Leaning Tower is a symbol of a sin. But it is also the place, where you can check or prove your innocent. To do it, you have to stand very close, back to the tower, with heels touching bricks and stretching arms in front of you. When you will be able to stand like this for a while, you are very good man and your conscience is clear.

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Source:Benon Frackowski "Legendy torunskie"