Before World War II, Pariser Platz was the grandest square in Berlin, flanked by the American and French embassies, the finest hotel (the Adlon Hotel), the Academy of the Arts, and several blocks of apartments and offices.
Antes da Segunda Guerra Mundial, a Pariser Platz era a principal praza de Berlín, estando franqueada polas embaixadas dos Estados Unidos e Francia, o Hotel Adlon (o mellor hotel no momento), a Academia de Artes, e algúns bloques de vivendas e oficinas.