Square de la Porte de la Plaine

The Square de la Porte de la Plaine is a triangular green space in the fifteenth arrondissement, identified by its distinct shape and its position overlooking the nearby exhibition center. Opened in nineteen forty-eight, it occupies the ground where a historical city gate once controlled entry into Paris. That gate, historically called the Poterne de la Plaine, sat at the intersection of Boulevard Lefebvre and Rue Olivier-de-Serres before urban redevelopment projects moved it to improve traffic flow toward the town of Vanves.