The Frankfurt Cathedral, or Kaiserdom Sankt Bartholomäus, rises above the city with a distinctive west tower built of red sandstone that reaches ninety-five meters into the sky. Despite its title, it has never been the seat of a bishop,…
Essential Frankfurt
This walking tour showcases Frankfurt's famous contrasts, leading you from the rebuilt medieval old town to the soaring skyscrapers of the financial district.
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1. Frankfurt Cathedral
2. Kleinmarkthalle frankfurt
The Kleinmarkthalle is a clinker brick building that stands as a plain, mid-century structure amidst the city center. It houses an indoor food market where over sixty traders operate stalls selling regional specialties like green sauce,…
3. Frankfurter Römer
The Frankfurter Römer is a complex of three adjoining houses recognizable by their distinctive triple-stepped gable facade. On March eleventh, fourteen oh five, the city council purchased the middle house, known as the House of the Roman,…
4. Eiserner Steg
The Eiserner Steg is defined by its hundred and seventy meter span of riveted steel trusses, which cut a distinct, dark silhouette across the Main River. First constructed in eighteen sixty-eight, this pedestrian bridge connects the…
5. Städel Museum
The Städel Museum is recognizable by the prominent neo-Renaissance facade that rises along the south bank of the Main River, part of Frankfurt's famous Museum Embankment. Established in eighteen fifteen by the banker and spice merchant…
6. Eurotower
The Eurotower is a forty-story skyscraper rising one hundred forty-eight meters over Willy-Brandt-Platz. You can identify the site by the massive, glowing euro symbol sculpture positioned in the plaza directly in front of the building.…
7. Goethe House
The Goethe House stands out on its street with its distinct pastel yellow facade and an elegantly pitched roof. This four-story building at twenty-three Großer Hirschgraben is the birthplace and childhood home of the writer Johann Wolfgang…
8. MAIN TOWER
The Main Tower in Frankfurt stands out as a structure that appears to be two distinct buildings joined together. A circular, blue-glass tower dominates the skyline, while an adjacent, cuboid section echoes the architectural style of the…
9. Alte Oper
The Alte Oper rises over the Opernplatz with a grand, thirty-four-meter-high Renaissance Revival facade. You can recognize it by the imposing, ornate stone exterior that hides a modern concert hall interior. Originally opened in eighteen…