Frankfurt am Main

Business, Culture und Life Centre

 

At first glance, Frankfurt is an amazing city with all the skyscrapers, but when you get closer , for instance while walking in the perfectly restored Römerberg, it becomes a charming city. And also while walking on the bank of the Main with all its museums, while visiting the cider bars in Sachsenhausen or while walking in Fressgass or in the elegant Goethestrasse street you will be really impressed.

Moreover, thanks to its culural program and activities, Frankfurt is a completely cosmopolitan city.

 

INTERESTING PLACES

Goethe’s house:  natal house of the most important writer in Germany.

Römerberg: old centre of Frankfurt.

Römer: townhall of the city since the beginning of the 15th century.

Imperial Room: it is a room in the townhall where the German emperors and kings used to celebrate their banquets

Imperial cathedral: seat of the coronation of  ten kings

Old gardens: Roman excavations of the 1st century  

Saint Paul: the first German free election parliament was placed here.

The Guard: Baroque building where the prison  and the quarter of the Municipal Guard were placed.  

Old opera: center for concerts, congress and special cultural activities.

Sachsenhausen: area on the sud bord of the Main, with typical cider bars.

Commerzbank: it was built by the famous architect Sir Norman Foster in 1997. The nine gardens placed in the upper floors of the building  are really special.

Judengasse/Börneplatz: the excavations of Judengasse (Jewish  alley) in Frankfurt, show the remains of a typical guetto, even with a Mikwe.

 

MUSEUMS AND EXPOSITIONS

Frankfurt is considered an important cultural city due to the museums bord: it is a famous avenue with 13 museums placed on the banks of the Main. The city has in all 40 museums. Some of the most importants are the Modern Art Museum, the Schirn Hall for Art and Expositions, the Städel Cultural Institut and the German Cinema Museum.