Frankfurt am Main - Buses and Buses - Transportation - Attractions and Monuments

Frankfurt am Main lies on both sides of the River Main at the foot of the Taunus Mountains in the state of Hesse, in the southwest of Germany. It is Germany's fifth most populous city, with more than 760,000 residents, while the entire Rhine-Main metropolitan area is home to about 5.5 million people. Frankfurt am Main is associated as a city of banks and business, full of skyscrapers, fairgrounds, more widely known mainly for its large airport. But can you also find some historical remains, monuments and interesting attractions there?

Frankfurt am Main - the city's most interesting attractions

In addition to being a powerful economic center, Frankfurt is also a basin of culture and art. It is called the city of books and the city of contrasts.

Römerberg Square and the old town in Frankfurt

This is where many tourists direct their first steps. The narrow streets and townhouses, although mostly meticulously reconstructed after the war, give the impression of being traditional and having an old-time atmosphere. On the western frontage of Römerberg Square are the buildings of the Römer (Roman) City Hall, with the oldest, main part dating back to the first half of the 15th century. For centuries the Römer was the site of elections of German emperors and meetings of the state assembly of the Empire. After the destruction of World War II, the complex was rebuilt in its most original form.

St. Bartholomew's Imperial Cathedral

This cathedral is the oldest and largest religious building in the city. The first temple existed there as early as the 5th century. The current church is the fifth built on this site. It was built in the 14th and 15th centuries in the Gothic style and, because of the relics brought to Frankfurt before 1239, was dedicated to St. Bartholomew the Apostle. The cathedral is one of seven imperial cathedrals designed according to a strict canon intended to illustrate the equivalence of ecclesiastical and imperial power, where the German king was elected from 1376 and emperors were crowned between 1562 and 1792.

St. Paul's Church

This Evangelical Lutheran church was built of red sandstone in the first half of the 19th century in the classicist style. Soon after its consecration, due to the revolution of 1848, it ceased to serve a religious function. It was then that the Frankfurt Parliament, which had a major influence on the process of German unification, began to convene there. Today it is the site of numerous exhibitions and public events.

Historical Museum

The museum is housed in a complex of buildings, the newest of which was built in 2017, and the oldest of which is over 800 years old. Inside, you can learn a lot about Frankfurt's history, including the numerous migrations associated with it.

Goethe House

The Goethehaus is located on Grosser Hirschgraben Street. In it Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born in 1749. Inside, the appearance of the 18th-century home of a moderately wealthy family has been recreated, along with the original furnishings and personal items of the poet. It is worth knowing that it was in Frankfurt that he wrote his famous novel "The Sufferings of Young Werther."

Museum district - Sachsenhausen

This district is located on the south side of the Menu and abounds with many thematic museums, including the German Film Museum, the Museum of Communications and the Museum of Applied Arts. It's also where you'll find one of the most visited venues, the Städel Museum, a gallery with an extensive collection of European paintings from the late Gothic to modern times.

The city's Jewish heritage

For centuries Frankfurt was known as the Jerusalem of Germany, due to its large Jewish population. Today, traces of those times, which passed irretrievably with Kristallnacht and World War II, can be seen primarily in the Jewish Museum and the Jewish cemetery surrounded by a concrete wall with the names of Frankfurt Jews murdered during the Holocaust.

Waterfront on the Main River

On a sunny day, head to the excellently arranged waterfront of the Main, where you can, among other things, take a cruise on one of the cruise ships or relax on a deck chair or in one of the atmospheric pubs.