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.
第二次世界大战以前，巴黎广场是柏林最宏伟的广场，周边是美国和法国大使馆，最好的旅馆（阿德隆大酒店）、艺术学院，以及一些公寓和写字楼。