List of sights in Frankfurt am Main

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The following list shows the sights of the city of Frankfurt am Main . Those sights are mentioned that are typically mentioned in travel guides or on the list of sights on the website of the city of Frankfurt am Main.

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Sightseeing District, location Type Time of origin annotation image
Imperial Cathedral of St. Bartholomew Frankfurt old town, Domplatz
50 ° 6 ′ 38 ″ N, 8 ° 41 ′ 6 ″ E
Sacred buildings 1239 Gothic cathedral, coronation church of the German emperors.
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Leonhard's Church Frankfurt old town, Römerberg
50 ° 6 ′ 32 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 49 ″ E
Sacred buildings 1219 late Romanesque church, it was the only one of the nine Frankfurt endowment churches to remain virtually undamaged during World War II.
Monument protection
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Old Nikolaikirche Frankfurt-Altstadt, Römerberg
50 ° 6 ′ 36 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 56 ″ E
Sacred buildings 1142 Early Gothic church, Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of fishermen. It is located near the Main on the Römerberg and is part of a characteristic ensemble.
Monument protection
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Church of Our Lady Frankfurt old town, near Zeil
50 ° 6 ′ 47 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 53 ″ E
1321 Gothic church as monastery and a Catholic church Rector
monument
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Dominican monastery Frankfurt old town, Börneplatz
50 ° 6 ′ 42 ″ N, 8 ° 41 ′ 16 ″ E
1245 Gothic monastery, seat of the Evangelical City Deanery Frankfurt am Main and Offenbach and the Evangelical Regional Association, meeting place of the Synod of the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau,
monument protection
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Carmelite monastery Frankfurt-Altstadt,
50 ° 6 ′ 33 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 41 ″ E
1246 Gothic monastery church, today the seat of the Institute for City History and the Archaeological Museum ,
monument protection
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Justinuskirche Frankfurt-Höchst,
50 ° 5 ′ 55 ″ N, 8 ° 32 ′ 56 ″ E
basilica 830-850 Carolingian church, The Carolingian Justinuskirche (also: Margaret Church) in Frankfurt-Hoechst is the oldest surviving building in Frankfurt and one of the oldest churches in Germany
preservation
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Saalhof Frankfurt-Altstadt,
50 ° 6 ′ 33 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 57 ″ E
Late 12th century Romanesque , former customs office, on its west side,; Part of the former Kaiserpfalz - the oldest preserved building in the old town is a
listed building
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Stone house Frankfurt-Altstadt, Römerberg,
50 ° 6 ′ 39 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 58 ″ E
Roman or late 13th century Gothic , stone house, patrician house, in older literature also called Bornfleck house,
monument protection
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Canvas house Frankfurt old town, south of the Frankfurt Cathedral on Weckmarkt,
50 ° 6 ′ 36 ″ N, 8 ° 41 ′ 7 ″ E
1396-1399 gothic , Together with the stone house and the house Fürsteneck it was and is one of the few secular Gothic buildings in Frankfurt a
listed building
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Staufen wall Frankfurt old town,
50 ° 6 ′ 49 ″ N, 8 ° 41 ′ 13 ″ E
12th century Romanesque , old city wall in Frankfurt am Main
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Eschenheim Tower Frankfurt city center,
50 ° 7 ′ 1 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 47 ″ E
14th century Late Middle Ages , city gate of the old city wall in Frankfurt am Main
monument protection
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Drive gate Frankfurt old town,
50 ° 6 ′ 34 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 56 ″ E
1456–1460, demolished in 1840 Late Middle Ages , city gate on the Main
listed as a historic monument
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Cowherd Tower Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen,
50 ° 6 ′ 24 ″ N, 8 ° 41 ′ 23 ″ E
late 14th century Late Gothic , city gate on the Main; Alternative names are Kuhhirtentor or Paradiespförtchen was to protect the bank protection of the river Main
monument
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Galluswarte Frankfurt-Gallus,
50 ° 6 ′ 11 ″ N, 8 ° 38 ′ 40 ″ E
1414 Late Gothic , city gate in Gutleutviertel; Mainzer Landstrasse
monument protection
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Bockenheimer Warte Frankfurt-Bockenheim,
50 ° 7 ′ 12 ″ N, 8 ° 39 ′ 3 ″ E
1434 to 1435 Late Gothic , city gate between Frankfurt and Bockenheim is a
listed building
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Friedberger waiting Frankfurt-Bornheim,
50 ° 8 ′ 26 ″ N, 8 ° 41 ′ 57 ″ E
1478 Late Gothic , city gate, tower of the Landwehr, monument protection on Friedberger Landstrasse leading to the north
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Sachsenhausen Control Center Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen,
50 ° 5 ′ 18 ″ N, 8 ° 41 ′ 28 ″ E
14th Century Late Gothic , the 16th century watch tower stands on the southern edge of the southern Main buildings on Darmstädter Landstrasse, a
listed building
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City wall and main gate Frankfurt-Höchst,
50 ° 5 ′ 54 ″ N, 8 ° 32 ′ 53 ″ E
1460 Late Gothic , Höchst Maintor and the Gothic Zwingermauer are a
listed building
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Bergen-Enkheim town hall Frankfurt-Bergen-Enkheim,
50 ° 9 ′ 19 ″ N, 8 ° 45 ′ 14 ″ E
around 1300 Late Renaissance , city hall as a public building and architectural monument, today the local museum Bergen-Enkheim
monument
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Romans Frankfurt old town,
50 ° 6 ′ 37 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 54 ″ E
1288 renaissance , residential building until 1405, trade fair building, coronation hall and town hall
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Highest castle Frankfurt-Höchst,
50 ° 5 ′ 53 ″ N, 8 ° 32 ′ 49 ″ E
Late 16th century renaissance , secondary residence of the archbishops of Mainz
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Seckbach town hall Frankfurt-Seckbach,
50 ° 8 ′ 41 ″ N, 8 ° 43 ′ 37 ″ E
1542 Late Renaissance , the most beautiful preserved half-timbered houses of the rural late Renaissance, today a town house
listed as a historical monument
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Hauptwache Frankfurt city center,
50 ° 6 ′ 48 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 44 ″ E
1729-30 Baroque , police station building, today a monumental cafe
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Katharinenkirche Frankfurt city center,
50 ° 6 ′ 48 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 47 ″ E
1681 Baroque , Protestant main church in Frankfurt am Main,
monument protection
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Goethe House Frankfurt city center,
50 ° 6 ′ 40 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 39 ″ E
1755 Baroque , until 1795 the residence of the Goethe family.
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Bolongaro Palace Frankfurt-Höchst,
50 ° 6 ′ 4 ″ N, 8 ° 33 ′ 8 ″ E
1771 Baroque , baroque palace on the south side of Bolongarostrasse, the garden lies on the high bank above the mouth of the Nidda in the Main.
Monument protection
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Home to paradise Frankfurt city center,
50 ° 6 ′ 4 ″ N, 8 ° 33 ′ 8 ″ E
before 1737 Baroque , house of the Frankfurt patrician Anna Sybilla Schad von Mittelbiberach; today the seat of the Schadsche Foundation .
Monument protection
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Paulskirche Frankfurt old town,
50 ° 6 ′ 40 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 51 ″ E
1833 Classicism , a former church building used as an exhibition, memorial and meeting place; on the medieval Barefoot Church, which was demolished in 1786.
Monument protection
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Old city library Frankfurt-Altstadt,
50 ° 6 ′ 34 ″ N, 8 ° 41 ′ 36 ″ E
1825 Classicism , only rebuilt in 2003 and as a listed building as Literaturhaus Frankfurt since 2005
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Monkey gatehouses Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen,
50 ° 6 ′ 34 ″ N, 8 ° 41 ′ 36 ″ E
1810/11 Classicism , the southernmost of the medieval city gates was a
listed building
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Jewish Museum Frankfurt Frankfurt city center,
50 ° 6 ′ 26 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 28 ″ E
1820 Classicism , Speyer House of Mayer Carl von Rothschild as a residence, 1895 opened on the ground floor, the free Carl von Rothschild'sche public library
preservation
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Rampart Frankfurt city center,
Early 19th century Ring-shaped green space around the city center of Frankfurt am Main is a
listed building
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Burnitzbau Frankfurt city center,
50 ° 6 ′ 33 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 57 ″ E
1715 Different uses with different additions
monument protection
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Dreikönigskirche Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen,
50 ° 6 ′ 26 ″ N, 8 ° 41 ′ 7 ″ E
1875-1880 since 1338 chapel, 1525 Dreikönigskirche
monument protection
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Old opera Frankfurt-Westend-Süd,
50 ° 6 ′ 57 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 19 ″ E
1880 Concert and event house, monument protection donated by guarantors
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Central Station Frankfurt-Gallus,
50 ° 6 ′ 25 ″ N, 8 ° 39 ′ 45 ″ E
1888 Neo-Renaissance largest railway station
listed building
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Stock exchange Frankfurt city center,
50 ° 6 ′ 55 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 40 ″ E
1879 Exchange trading place of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, predecessor was Haus Braunfels am Liebfrauenberg
monument protection
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Kaiserstrasse Frankfurt-Bahnhofsviertel,
50 ° 6 ′ 31 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 10 ″ E
1874 and 1888 Roßmarkt in the city center with the main station
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Frankfurter Hof Frankfurt-Innerstadt,
50 ° 6 ′ 36 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 32 ″ E
1872 to 1876 at Kaiserplatz, at that time the first house on the site under
monument protection
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Iron Bridge Frankfurt Old Town,
50 ° 6 ′ 29 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 56 ″ E
1868 Pedestrian bridge between the old town (Fahrtor, Historical Museum) and the Sachsenhausen district (school / Schifferstraße, Sachsenhausen Hospital)
monument
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Palm garden Frankfurt-Bockenheim,
50 ° 7 ′ 24 ″ N, 8 ° 39 ′ 29 ″ E
1871 one of three botanical gardens, with 22 hectares of
monument protection
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zoo Frankfurt-Ostend,
50 ° 6 ′ 57 ″ N, 8 ° 41 ′ 58 ″ E
1871 with the society house on Brehmplatz
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Städelsches Kunstinstitut Frankfurt-Sachsenhaus,
50 ° 6 ′ 11 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 26 ″ E
1878 Museum; around 3,100 paintings, over 100,000 drawings, over 4,600 photographs, 660 sculptures and a reference library with 115,000 volumes
listed as a historical monument
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Festival hall Frankfurt-Westend approx. 1 km from the main train station,
50 ° 6 ′ 42 ″ N, 8 ° 39 ′ 3 ″ E
1909 Historicism , representative multi-purpose hall on the Frankfurt exhibition grounds,
listed as a historical monument
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Westend Synagogue Frankfurt-Westend approx. 1 km from the main train station,
50 ° 7 ′ 16 ″ N, 8 ° 39 ′ 52 ″ E
1910 the largest synagogue in Frankfurt am Main and the spiritual center of Jewish community
life
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Technical administration building of Hoechst AG Frankfurt-Höchst approx. 1 km from the main train station,
50 ° 5 ′ 41 ″ N, 8 ° 32 ′ 4 ″ E
1925 Expressionism , office building of the former Hoechst AG
monument protection
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Settlements of the "New Frankfurt" project Frankfurt
1925 to 1930 "New Frankfurt" project, including the Ernst-May-Haus
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Wholesale market hall (Frankfurt am Main) Frankfurt-Ostend approx. 1 km from the main train station,
50 ° 6 ′ 34 ″ N, 8 ° 42 ′ 9 ″ E
1926-1928 1928 until its closure on June 4, 2004, a major commercial market, was traded in the predominantly fruits and vegetables
preservation
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Frauenfriedenskirche Frankfurt-Bockenheim approx. 1 km from the main train station,
50 ° 7 ′ 42 ″ N, 8 ° 38 ′ 44 ″ E
1927-1929 catholic church
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IG Farben House Frankfurt-Westend,
50 ° 7 ′ 30 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 3 ″ E
1928 later the American headquarters , today the University of
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Goethe Tower Frankfurt-Sachsenhaus,
50 ° 5 ′ 20 ″ N, 8 ° 42 ′ 41 ″ E
1931 Made of wood, 43.3 meter high observation tower on the northern edge of the Frankfurt city forest in Sachsenhausen is a
listed building
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Kleinmarkthalle Frankfurt Frankfurt city center,
50 ° 6 ′ 46 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 59 ″ E
1954 Are weekdays from 63 dealers in 156 market stalls to approximately 1,500 square meters of space
preservation
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Terminal 1 Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen,
50 ° 1 ′ 59 ″ N, 8 ° 34 ′ 14 ″ E
1972 older and larger of the two main terminals with a capacity of around 40 million passengers per year. The name was initially Terminal Mitte,
monument protection
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Europaturm Frankfurt-Bockenheim,
50 ° 8 ′ 7 ″ N, 8 ° 39 ′ 17 ″ E
1974 Ginnheimer asparagus, telecommunications tower in Frankfurt am Main. With a height of 337.5 m, it is the second highest monument in Germany after the Berlin TV tower
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Eurotower Frankfurt city center,
50 ° 6 ′ 35 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 27 ″ E
1977 known bank skyscraper with successively different banks
listed
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Fair gatehouse Frankfurt-Bockenheim,
50 ° 6 ′ 41 ″ N, 8 ° 38 ′ 34 ″ E
1983 Text description
monument protection
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Silver tower Frankfurt-Bahnhofsviertel,
50 ° 6 ′ 35 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 10 ″ E
1976 Former headquarters of the Dresdner Bank
listed building
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Holbeinsteg Frankfurt-Bahnhofsviertel,
50 ° 6 ′ 14 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 19 ″ E
1990 for pedestrians and cyclists. It connects the Holbeinstraße in Sachsenhausen with the Windmühlstraße
monument protection
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Westendstrasse 1 Frankfurt-Westend,
50 ° 6 ′ 14 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 19 ″ E
1987-1993 also known as Westend 1, Westend Tower or Kronenhochhaus is a 208 meter high skyscraper
listed as a historical monument
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Exhibition tower Frankfurt-Westend,
50 ° 6 ′ 14 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 19 ″ E
1991 Skyscrapers in the west end of Frankfurt am Main. With a height of 256.5 meters, it is the second tallest skyscraper in the European Union as a
historical monument
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Neuer Börneplatz memorial Frankfurt-Ostend,
50 ° 6 ′ 42 ″ N, 8 ° 41 ′ 24 ″ E
1996 reminds of the Jewish community destroyed in the Holocaust, Frankfurt's
monument protection
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Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt old town,
50 ° 6 ′ 39 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 27 ″ E
1997 At 259 meters and 65 floors, the Commerzbank tower is the tallest high-rise in the European Union, a
listed building
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Main Tower Frankfurt city center,
50 ° 6 ′ 45 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 20 ″ E
1999 With a height of 200 meters (with mast: 240 meters), it is together with Tower 185 the fourth tallest high-rise in Germany.
Monument protection
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Gallileo Frankfurt-Bahnhofsviertel,
50 ° 6 ′ 34 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 16 ″ E
2003 136 meter high skyscraper on the corner of Gallusanlage and Kaiserstraße in the Bahnhofsviertel
monument protection
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Skyper Frankfurt-Bahnhofsviertel,
50 ° 6 ′ 34 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 16 ″ E
2003 Three-part building ensemble, consists of a neoclassical villa ("Skyper-Villa") from 1915, a 153.8 meter high skyscraper ("Skyper-Hochhaus") and a residential and commercial building ("Skyper-Carré")
listed as a historical monument
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Opera tower Frankfurt-Westend,
50 ° 6 ′ 58 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 13 ″ E
2009 UBS Europe SE Headquarters
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The Squaire Frankfurt Airport, 50 ° 3 ′ 11 ″ N, 8 ° 34 ′ 11 ″ E
2011 a 660 meter long, up to 65 meters wide and 45 meters (nine floors) high office building above the remote station of the airport
monument
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The Squaire Frankfurt Airport, 50 ° 3 ′ 11 ″ N, 8 ° 34 ′ 11 ″ E
2011 a 660 meter long, up to 65 meters wide and 45 meters (nine floors) high office building above the remote station of the airport
monument
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New building of the European Central Bank Frankfurt-Ostend,
50 ° 3 ′ 11 ″ N, 8 ° 34 ′ 11 ″ E
2013 consists of three elements of
monument protection
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Taunusturm Frankfurt city center,
50 ° 6 ′ 38 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 23 ″ E
2014 Two-part building ensemble,
monument protection
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Memorial at the Frankfurt wholesale market hall Frankfurt-Ostend,
50 ° 3 ′ 11 ″ N, 8 ° 34 ′ 11 ″ E
2013 the secret state police used the basement of the wholesale market hall as a meeting point for the deportation of the
monument
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New Henninger tower Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen,
50 ° 6 ′ 38 ″ N, 8 ° 41 ′ 38 ″ E
2014 former Henninger Tower
monument protection
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new town hall Frankfurt-Altstadt,
50 ° 6 ′ 37 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 50 ″ E
New town hall, extension of the Römer to the west, with the towers "Langer Franz" and "Kleiner Cohn"
listed as a historical monument
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Nice facilities on the banks of the Main Frankfurt-Ostend,
50 ° 6 ′ 37 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 50 ″ E
17th century The 4.42 hectare park extends for about one kilometer on the north bank of the Main between the Untermainbrücke and the Friedensbrücke.
Monument protection
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Nuur Mosque Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen,
50 ° 5 ′ 8 ″ N, 8 ° 41 ′ 47 ″ E
1959 The foundation stone of the Nuur Mosque was laid by the Pakistani UN politician and President of the International Court of Justice, Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan. The Ahmadiyya Mosque was opened by him on September 12, 1959.
Monument protection
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Holy Cross Church Frankfurt-Bornheim,
50 ° 5 ′ 8 ″ N, 8 ° 41 ′ 47 ″ E
1928 Sacred Catholic church in the settlement Bornheimer Hang .
Monument protection
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Palais Thurn and Taxis Frankfurt city center,
50 ° 6 ′ 54 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 47 ″ E
1739 also Federal Palace, various users and owners of
monument protection
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Villa Metzler Frankfurt-Sachsenhaus,
50 ° 6 ′ 25 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 54 ″ E
1803 Classicism Classicist country house built in 1803 and later rebuilt on the banks of the Main, a
listed building
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Giersch Museum Frankfurt-Sachsenhaus,
50 ° 6 ′ 5 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 14 ″ E
Exhibition house on the museum embankment Exhibition house on the museum bank of the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Monument protection
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New portico Frankfurt-Sachsenhaus,
50 ° 6 ′ 29 ″ N, 8 ° 41 ′ 15 ″ E
Exhibition house at the old bridge,
monument protection
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Eurotheum Frankfurt city center,
50 ° 6 ′ 47 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 19 ″ E
1999 110 meters high and has 31 floors, which both offices and a hotel include
preservation
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Trianon Frankfurt-Westend,
50 ° 6 ′ 46 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ E
1993 186 meters high and 47 floors
listed
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Westend Duo Frankfurt-Westend,
50 ° 7 ′ 2 ″ N, 8 ° 39 ′ 59 ″ E
2006 96 meter high tower
monument protection
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Deutsche Bank skyscraper Frankfurt-Westend,
50 ° 6 ′ 49 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 5 ″ E
1984 two skyscrapers, each 155 meters high. They are also called debit and credit, twin towers or Deutsche Bank I and II
listed buildings
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Castor and Pollux Frankfurt-Westend,
50 ° 6 ′ 40 ″ N, 8 ° 39 ′ 17 ″ E
1997 In the Forum Frankfurt complex, but in fact it is a separate building. The unequal twin towers were named after the Dioscuri of Greek mythology, Castor and Pollux.
Monument protection
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Japan Center Frankfurt-Westend,
50 ° 6 ′ 40 ″ N, 8 ° 40 ′ 21 ″ E
1996
Monument protection
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Fair gatehouse Frankfurt-Bockenheim,
50 ° 6 ′ 41 ″ N, 8 ° 38 ′ 34 ″ E
1984
Monument protection
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Klappergasse Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen,
50 ° 6 ′ 19 ″ N, 8 ° 41 ′ 28 ″ E
Center of the cider district,
listed as a historical monument
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Old Lutheran School Seckbach Frankfurt-Seckbach,
50 ° 8 ′ 37 ″ N, 8 ° 43 ′ 34 ″ E
1709
Monument protection
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Berger waiting Frankfurt-Seckbach,
50 ° 9 ′ 35 ″ N, 8 ° 44 ′ 18 ″ E
16th century about 12 meters high, made of red Main sandstone bricked guard tower at 212.4 m above sea level. NN
monument protection
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Leopold Column Frankfurt-Seckbach,
50 ° 9 ′ 38 ″ N, 8 ° 44 ′ 1 ″ E
1790 In honor of Emperor Leopold II (HRR),
monument protection is established
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Botanical Garden Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt-Westend,
50 ° 7 ′ 38 ″ N, 8 ° 39 ′ 30 ″ E
between 1763 and 1774 also donated Bürgerhospital a terrain for the cultivation of medicinal herbs, a pharmacist garden herrichten to let
monument
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Grüneburgpark Frankfurt-Westend,
50 ° 7 ′ 36 ″ N, 8 ° 39 ′ 37 ″ E
18th century 29 hectare park in the Westend district of Frankfurt
listed as a historical monument
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Lohrberg Frankfurt-Seckbach,
50 ° 9 ′ 2 ″ N, 8 ° 43 ′ 45 ″ E
Frankfurt am Main's local mountain and is also the only remaining vineyard within the city's
listed building
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Frankfurt city forest Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen,
50 ° 4 ′ 15 ″ N, 8 ° 39 ′ 30 ″ E
1484 5785 hectares in the south of Frankfurt, 14th century from part of the historic Dreieich Wildbanns,
listed as a monument
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Schwanheimer dune Frankfurt-Schwanheim,
50 ° 5 ′ 10 ″ N, 8 ° 33 ′ 32 ″ E
58.5 hectare inland dune in the west of Frankfurt is a
listed building
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Monte Scherbelino Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen,
50 ° 4 ′ 7 ″ N, 8 ° 43 ′ 26 ″ E
from around 1970 first on Ratsweg on the area of ​​the old stadium at the Riederwald
monument protection
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Tourism in Frankfurt am Main

statistics

Tourism in Frankfurt am Main is an important branch of the economy. In 2019, 10,786,473 overnight stays (+ 6.3%) and 6,193,327 overnight guests (+ 4.4%) were counted. This was the tenth record in a row. 2,545,287 of these overnight guests (41.1%) came from abroad. In addition to the function of Frankfurt as an important international trade fair and congress location, city trips are becoming increasingly important. The length of stay of the guests was only 1.74 days (1.86 days for foreign guests). Most of the foreign guests came from Europe (1,149,319). 718,938 guests came from Asia, 571,367 from America, 36,636 from Africa and 35,979 from Australia / Oceania. The main single country of origin was the United Kingdom (181,366).

The number of accommodation providers in Frankfurt totaled 311 in 2019 (+ 13). 59,781 beds were offered.

Art Establishments beds
luxury 15th 7,013
First class 76 23,694
total 91 30,707 (= 53.5%)
Other hotels 184 26,156
pensions 10 245
Inns 3 60
Others 23 2,613
total 220 29,074 (= 48.6%)
Total 311 59,781

Tourism promotion

A number of institutions for promoting tourism exist in Frankfurt and the Rhine-Main region. This is initially the tourism working group of Tourismus + Congress GmbH, a subsidiary of the city. The non-profit cultural fund Frankfurt RheinMain GmbH promotes art and culture in the region. The cultural initiative RheinMain and the KulturRegion FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH have similar tasks. The regional park Ballungsraum RheinMain GmbH is responsible for promoting tourism in the context of the Rhein-Main Regional Park.

More lists

In addition to this list, there are other lists of sights by type:

See also

literature

  • Isolde Bacher: Baedeker travel guide Frankfurt am Main . Ed .: Rainer Eisenschmid. 13th edition. Baedeker, Ostfildern 2014, ISBN 978-3-8297-1370-2 ( limited preview in the Google book search).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tourismus & Congress GmbH, statistics
  2. Overview on the IHK website