Frankfurt entdecken

Römerberg is the historic central square of Frankfurt's old town, in front of the Römer, the city hall since the 15th century. Long the site of imperial coronations, trade fairs and markets, it remains the venue for the city's Christmas market. The reconstructed, gabled Römer building forms its western side.

St. Paul's Church is a former Lutheran church in Frankfurt, built between 1789 and 1833 on an oval plan by architect Johann Friedrich Christian Hess. From 1848 to 1849 it housed the Frankfurt National Assembly, Germany's first all-German parliament, making it a symbol of the country's democratic movement. It now hosts exhibitions and events.

Frankfurt Cathedral is a Gothic Roman Catholic church in the city centre, built mainly in the 14th and 15th centuries on the site of a royal chapel founded in 852. Despite its name it was never an episcopal seat; from 1356 it served as the Holy Roman Empire's election and coronation church. Its tower rises 95 metres.

Eiserner Steg is a steel footbridge across the River Main in Frankfurt, linking the city centre with the Sachsenhausen district. A wrought-iron crossing from 1868 was replaced by the current riveted cantilever bridge in 1911-1912. Blown up at the end of the Second World War, it was rebuilt in 1946 and fully renovated in 1993.