Initially one of the main streets linking the southern city centre with its northern part, it lost much of its significance in 1941, when the nearby Marszałkowska street had been extended across the Saxon Garden to the Bankowy Sq. During the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 heavy fighting took place for the PAST skyscraper located at Zielna 37. The building was taken by the Polish forces in the effect of heavy fights.
Initially a main thoroughfare connecting the southern city center to its northern section, it lost much of its importance in 1941 when the nearby Marszałkowska street was extended across the Saxon Garden to Bankowy Sq. During the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 intense fighting occurred around the PAST skyscraper situated at Zielna 37. The building was captured by Polish forces after a fierce battle.