 Until World War I, the tripoint was a popular tourist spot, particularly from the German Empire.Two riverboats toured its vicinity, and in 1907, the German authorities had a -high Bismarck tower erected on the Przemsza shore according to the standard "Götterdämmerung" design by Wilhelm Kreis.As reported in contemporary newspapers, between 3,000 and 8,000 people visited the spot every week.