Article Frankfurt am Main
Day and night tour.
The fifth largest German city, which is the only one in the whole of Germany to offer a panorama of skyscrapers. Not to mention that 18 of Germany's 20 tallest skyscrapers currently stand here. Due to its appearance with New York's Manhattan, Frankfurt is nicknamed Mainhattan (Main River = Main). Another well-known nickname is Bankfurt – thanks to the fact that it is one of the most important financial centers in Europe.
Römerberg Square
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Church of St. Nicholas
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Römer - the old town hall
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Church of St. Bartholomew
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Goethe's house
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Städel Museum
Art lovers can visit one of the most important German museums, which manages over 4,000 paintings from the Middle Ages to the present. The grassy yard directly behind the museum is also interesting.
Commerzbank Tower
The highest is Commerzbank Tower with a height of 259m (300m with antenna). It is currently the tallest building in Germany and the second tallest in the EU.
Messeturm
The second tallest skyscraper in Frankfurt, 257 meters high, was the tallest building in Europe until 1997. Interestingly, it has its own direct entrance to the subway.
Westend Tower
The third tallest skyscraper in Germany with its 208 meters is the Westend Tower.
Tower 185
The fourth tallest skyscraper is Tower 185. It measures 200m, it was originally designed 185m, but the number 185 eventually remained in the name. The Main Tower skyscraper is the same height in Frankfurt.
ONE
The 191m high ONE tower is the 6th tallest building.
Omniturm
Only one meter lower – the 190m high Omniturm building is interesting with its sloping floors in the middle.
Grand Tower
The tallest German residential building is the Grand Tower with its 180m.
Skyline Plaza
The beautiful Skyline Plaza is next door.
Westhafen Tower
The Westhafen Tower is also very photogenic.
Westhafen Tower
It is located right on the banks of the river Main, so a nice view is offered from the opposite bank.
Garden Tower
The older, 127m high Garden Tower building from 1976 is not so interesting in itself, but its structure allows you to create quite interesting images. Kor when someone parks an electric scooter with her. It should be added that bicycles and scooters are one of the most widely used means of transport in Frankfurt.
Garden Tower - lighthouse
The Lighthouse at Garden Tower alone is interesting.
Panorama
The best place with a view of the skyscraper panorama is from the Deutschherrnbrücke bridge.
View from Deutschherrnbrücke
In addition to the view of the skyscrapers in the city center, there is a secluded 185m high skyscraper on the right bank, which is the seat of the European Central Bank. It is currently the 9th tallest building in Germany.
River bridge
The bridges over the river Main are no less interesting in Frankfurt. One of them is the Flößerbrücke. In the background is the Lindner Main Plaza Hotel.
Ignatz-Bubis Bridge
Next to the Flößerbrücke is another beautiful Ignatz-Bubis-Brücke bridge, in the background of which rises the „Mainhattan“.
Europaturm
However, the tallest building in Frankfurt is not a skyscraper, but a 338 m high Europaturm television tower. It is the second tallest building in Germany after the Fernsehturm in Berlin.
Sculptures
The city is full of various interesting sculptures, one of which is right next to the City-Haus skyscraper.
Looking up
A typical look up while walking through the center of Frankfurt.
