Lenné-Dreieck, Triangular territory at Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany
The Lenné-Dreieck is a triangular zone bounded by Lennéstraße, Bellevuestraße, and Ebertstraße near Potsdamer Platz. Modern office buildings and hotels fill this area, which sits between central Berlin and the adjacent Tiergarten.
During the Cold War, this territory was part of East Berlin but physically divided from the west by the Berlin Wall. After the wall fell, a territorial exchange between the two sides of the city opened this land for new development.
The area reflects efforts by local residents and environmental groups who successfully prevented highway construction through this space near the Tiergarten in the late 1980s.
The area is easily accessible by public transit, with U-Bahn and S-Bahn stations at Potsdamer Platz right next to it. Pathways between buildings are well-marked and straightforward to walk through.
The land was obtained through a rare territorial swap between East and West Berlin, which explains its unusual triangular shape. This pragmatic exchange between divided city sections reflects an overlooked chapter in the city's divided past.
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