Frankfurt (Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main) is the business capital of Germany, the most technologically advanced and modern city in the country..For its efficiency it is called Chicago-on-Main or Main-hatten .But do not think that everything you see here will be built of glass and concrete .For example, the cozy and picturesque area of Alt-Sachsenhausen is an old Germany in all its glory..Just do not be fooled by the sight of the local ancient architecture - in fact, there is hardly at least one construction, as, indeed, in the rest of the city, over 50 years old .The sad historical truth is that during the Second World War the city was destroyed almost completely .However, with love restored, now he pleases his guests with a harmonious combination of elegant mansions of the Museum embankment, sheltered numerous and very curious museums, and modern buildings of the Quarter of banks, shining in the evenings with thousands of lights, on the other side of the river .
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How to get to Frankfurt
From Moscow to the airport of Frankfurt fly AirBerlin, Germanwings and Lufthansa. In flight about two hours. In addition, the city can be reached by high-speed trains from Berlin, Cologne, Munich and other major cities in Germany, as well as some European capitals.
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Climate
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| night | -1 | -1 | + 1 | + 5 | + 9 | + 12 | + 14 | + 13 | + 10 | + 6 | + 3 | + 0 |
Shopping: shops
The oldest and most famous shopping street in Frankfurt is Zeil Street, on Christmas Eve turning into one of Germany's largest Christmas markets.
Traditional souvenirs in the form of bags, T-shirts and magnets can be bought in the center of the city, where there are a lot of specialized shops. But for quality and inexpensive clothing, locals prefer to go to the boutique village of Wertheim Village.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions in Frankfurt
The historical center of the city - Remerberg is concentrated around the town hall of Römer and is famous for its cozy cafes and bars, one of the largest exhibition halls of the country - the Shirn-Kunsthalle, the archaeological garden, the Nikolaykirche church, the museum of the Frankfurt Jewish community, the gothic cathedral of red brick with a 95-meter tower, modern art "Tortenshtuk" and the famous church Paulskirche.
Frankfurt Cathedral
The Frankfurt Cathedral or the Imperial Cathedral of St. Bartholomäus (Kaiserdom St Bartholomäus) was built in the 14-15th centuries in the Gothic style on the site of the more ancient church of the Merovingian dynasty. In the cathedral, the upper part of the skull of the apostle Bartholomew is kept, which since 1239 is considered the patron saint of the cathedral.
St. Paul's Church
The Church of St. Paul (Paulskirche) was built from 1789 to 1833 on the site demolished in 1786 by the medieval church. When the first Parliament, elected democratically in 1848, was located in the walls of the church. After the Second World War Paulskirche lost its religious purpose and began to be used for destroying various activities. Thus, the ceremony of handing the Peace Prize of German booksellers is held annually in the church.
Old Opera
The famous building of the "Old Opera" (Alte Oper) was built in 1880 by architect Richard Luka. The building was almost completely destroyed during the bombing of the Second World War. The restored Old Opera was opened only in 1981. And since the New Opera House was built in 1951, the "Old Opera" began to function as a concert hall.
Church of St. Catherine
The church of St. Catherine, whose construction began in 1678 and ended in 1681, is of interest in the Baroque style, is dedicated to the Christian martyr Catherine of Alexandria. The church suffered badly during the Second World War, but was rebuilt in 1950 and 1954.
Old Town Hall
The Old City Hall of Frankfurt, known as Römer, is a complex of buildings connected by junctions with the main building located in the middle of .Originally, the Town Hall consisted of two buildings, former housing pockets, bought out by the city authorities from a well-off merchant .After the reconstruction in the Town Hall, a large Imperial Hall appeared and a special room for the election of the emperor, decorated with frescoes depicting coats of arms and portraits of representatives of various classes, and later several more nearby buildings joined the Town Hall .
Hauptwaht Building
The Hauptwache building was built in 1730 in the Baroque style and was originally used as a prison. It gave the name of one of the most famous squares in Frankfurt - Hauptwache Square. At present, the Hauptwacht station is one of the main stations in Frankfurt with a capacity of more than 180 thousand people per day.
Modern architecture of Frankfurt
Frankfurt is, perhaps, the only German city with a lot of skyscrapers. So, the tallest building in Frankfurt is the telecommunications tower "Euroturm" (Europaturm). The Commerzbank Turm was considered the tallest building in Europe until 2003, and the Messeturm office building is the third tallest building in Germany and the European Union.
Of modern architecture, the Großmarkthalle building, built in 1926-1929 in the style of German expressionism, was of interest and until 2004 it was a city wholesale market. Now Grossmarketall and the adjacent territory belong to the European Central Bank, for which a large-scale reconstruction and construction under the new headquarters of the bank will be conducted here.
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Museums in Frankfurt
Noteworthy are the Architectural Museum, the Opel Museum, the Cinema Museum, the Senckenberg Natural Museum and in general all the Frankfurt museums, the city galleries, the remarkable Kunstinstitut Institute of Art, the giant palm garden greenhouses, the zoo and the German Skin Museum.
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