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History in Frankfurt

Frankfurt am Main carries its history across a remarkable range of places. The Imperial Cathedral, site of centuries of royal coronations, anchors the medieval core alongside the Goethe-Haus, birthplace of the city's most celebrated writer. The Eiserner Steg footbridge has spanned the River Main since the nineteenth century. To the west, Höchst Old Town preserves an earlier architectural character. Neighbourhoods such as Bornheim, the Nordend and Berger Strasse reflect Frankfurt's layered urban growth, while the Palmengarten and Frankfurt Central Station document later chapters. The MMK Museum of Modern Art, alongside landmarks like the Main Tower and Deutsche Bank Park, shows how the city's story continues to unfold.

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  • Main Tower
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    Main Tower

    Frankfurt

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    One of the few German skyscrapers with a publicly accessible roof terrace.

  • Palmengarten
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    Palmengarten

    Frankfurt

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    Founded 1871, with a tropical greenhouse, cactus hall and summer open-air concerts.

  • Berger Strasse
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    Berger Strasse

    Frankfurt

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    One of Germany's longest contiguous restaurant axes — Frankfurter Stuben, wine bars, late-night bars and ice-cream parlors.

  • Bornheim
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    Bornheim

    Frankfurt

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    Berger Strasse as a 2 km gastro mile, Sunday market on the Bornheimer Hang.

  • Deutsche Bank Park
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    Deutsche Bank Park

    Frankfurt

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    55,000 seats in the Stadtwald, opened 1925 as the Waldstadion, multiple rebuilds — Eintracht Frankfurt home games and concerts.

  • Eiserner Steg
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    Eiserner Steg

    Frankfurt

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    Link between the inner city and Sachsenhausen, railings full of love locks, views of the skyline.

  • Frankfurt Central Station
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    Frankfurt Central Station

    Frankfurt

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    One of Europe's most beautiful stations, Germany's largest station building after Leipzig.

  • Goethe-Haus
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    Goethe-Haus

    Frankfurt

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    Rebuilt 1755 burgher house with original parental furniture and the young Wolfgang's manuscripts.

  • Höchst Old Town
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    Höchst Old Town

    Frankfurt

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    West of the city: Bolongaro Palace, Justinus Church and timber-framed lanes by the Main.

  • Imperial Cathedral
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    Imperial Cathedral

    Frankfurt

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    High-Gothic parish church, election venue from 1356 and coronation church from 1562. Climbable 95 m tower.

  • MMK Museum of Modern Art
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    MMK Museum of Modern Art

    Frankfurt

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    Hans Hollein's 1991 postmodern wedge-shaped building — one of Europe's leading museums for art since 1960.

  • Nordend
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    Nordend

    Frankfurt

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    Family quarter with Friedberger Anlage, Bethmannpark, small squares and lots of pre-war housing — Frankfurt's quiet middle.

  • Opernturm
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    Opernturm

    Frankfurt

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    Christoph Mäckler's 2010 sandstone-clad tower — Frankfurt's most elegant skyscraper, next to the Alte Oper.

  • Römer
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    Römer

    Frankfurt

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    Gothic stepped-gable triplet on Römerberg, with the Kaisersaal portraits of every German emperor.

  • Senckenberg Museum
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    Senckenberg Museum

    Frankfurt

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    One of Europe's largest natural-history museums, with a Diplodocus skeleton at the entrance.

  • Städel Museum
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    Städel Museum

    Frankfurt

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    Founded 1815, 700 years of art — Vermeer, Tischbein's Goethe, Beckmann and a new underground gallery.

  • Taunusanlage
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    Taunusanlage

    Frankfurt

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    Old rampart along the former city wall — turned into a promenade in 1809, today a banking-district park with Goethe and Beethoven monuments.

  • Zeil
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    Zeil

    Frankfurt

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    Frankfurt's main pedestrian zone, from Galeria Kaufhof to Hauptwache square.

  • Kleinmarkthalle
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    Kleinmarkthalle

    Frankfurt

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    63 stalls under one roof: Frankfurter sausages, cheese, Apfelwein, sushi — the inner-city lunch stronghold.

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