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Barge on Main River. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Old & new town seen from Main River. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Dreikönig (Three Kings) Lutheran Church (1875-80) as seen from opposite side of Main River. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Style: Gothic Revival. Architect: Franz Joseph Denzinger. | Ostzeile row of half-timbered houses reconstructed in style of medieval burghers' houses in Römer area. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. |
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Detail of building Ostzeile building on Grosser Engel street, Römer area. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Justice Fountain (1610/1887) bronze sculpture, current version replacing original constructed in stone in Römer area. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Architect: Johann Hocheisen/ Friedrich Schierholz. | Cathedral spire & Grosser Engel house (14thC, destroyed in WW II, reconstructed 1980's) in Römer area. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Frankfurt Cathedral tower (aka Dom) (completed 1550, restored 1990's after WWII bombing). Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Style: Gothic. |
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Saalhof, which once served as a customs house & now is the location of the Historical Museum, with Frankfurt Cathedral in background. One of oldest buildings in Frankfurt, Saalhof was destroyed during WWII and re-built post-war. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Corner tower of Saalhof which houses Historical Museum. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Ostzeile row of half-timbered houses reconstructed in style of medieval burghers' houses in Römer area. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Haus zum Römer (1405), one of buildings forming Rathaus (town hall) in old town. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. |
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Details of statues of two of four Holy Roman Emperors with special relationship to Frankfurt on facade of Haus zum Römer. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Ornamental street lighting in front of statues of three of four Holy Roman Emperors on Haus zum Römer. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Antique lock & door pull handle on building in Römer area. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Hercules Fountain with club & lion in Römerhöfchen. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. |
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Detail of lions at base of Hercules Fountain in Römerhöfchen. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Decorative detail of mythical carving on Rathaus (city hall) in Römer area. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Doorway on one of Rathaus (city hall) buildings. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Statue (c1900) commemorating the incorporation of Schleswig-Holstein into Germany by Hugo Kaufman in front of Paulskirche. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. |
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Tower of Paulskirche (1833), built as a Lutheran church, is noted for its use by the German National Assembly after revolution 1848-49 because its round shape was well suited to that purpose. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Style: Neo Classical. Architect: Rudolf Schwarz, Johannes Krahn, Eugen Blanck, Gottlob Schaupp. | Kleiner Cohn & Langer Franz towers (1900-1908), built as part of city hall expansion, with Bridge of Sighs. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Langer Franz tower (1900-1908) built as part of city hall expansion. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Detail of ornate window on Langer Franz tower (1900-1908) built as part of city hall expansion. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. |
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Tower at Buchgasse & Münzgasse, part of city hall. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Goethe Haus & Museum, Goethe's birth place & childhood home in Innenstadt district. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Rabbit sculpture on Struwwelpeter (Shockheaded) fountain near Hauptwache S-Bahn station. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Struwwelpeter fountain sculpture (1985) by Franziska Lenz-Gerharz with characters from fairy tales written by Frankfurt author, Heinrich Hoffman, near Hauptwache S-Bahn station. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. |
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Busy outdoor café in Hauptwache district. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Assortment of treats in pastry shop. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Hauptbahnhof (main rail station) (1888). Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Style: Rennaissance Revival. Architect: Hermann Eggert and Johann Wilhelm Schwedler. | Old Opera House (1880, restored 1981) & Lucae fountain stills hosts many events in its modern concert hall. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. |
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Old Opera with inscription "The True Beauty". Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Pianist entertaining diners at outdoor café. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Fairy Tales aka Playhouse fountain (Märchen-oder Shauspielhaus-Brunnen) (1910, reconstructed 2006) by Friedrich Christoph Hausmann, near new Opera House. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | View north from new Opera House to Taunustor (2011). Frankfurt am Main, Germany. |
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Pre WWI building with skyscrapers of modern city in background. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Cluster of skyscrapers. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Commerzbank Tower (1997), 56 story skyscraper. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Architect: Norman Foster. | Pre WWI building & Westendstrasse 1 (1993) skyscraper. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Architect: Kohn, Pederson, Fox. |
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Westendstrasse 1 (1993), 53 story skyscraper. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Architect: Kohn, Pederson, Fox. | Modern abstract sculpture of inverted tie in skyscraper district. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Modern fan-shaped parametric archway sculpture by Andreu Alfaro Hernández over pedestrian bridge to City Haus, a 42 story skyscraper at Friedrick Ebert Anlage square. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Early 20thC building reflected on mirrored facade of skyscraper. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. |
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Deutche Bank twin towers, 38 & 40 stories, reflecting each other in Westend Sud district. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Deutche Bank twin towers (1984), 38 & 40 stories in irregular trapezoidal shape, in Mainzer Landstrasse area, Westend Sud District. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Architect: Walter Hanig, Heinz Scheid, Johannes Schmidt. | Trianon (1993 skyscraper ) 45-storys on Mainzer Landstrasse. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Architect: Fritz Novotny, Arthur Mähner & Associates. | Abstract sculpture on Mainzer Landstrasse. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. |
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Pre WWI building near new Opera House overlooked by skyscraper. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Cluster of modern high rise buildings near new Opera House. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Statue of Friedrich von Schiller holding pen & book (1864) by Johannes Dielmann with skyscrapers in background in Taunusanlage. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Taunustor (2011) with Main Tower (1999) in background. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Architect: Gruber + Kleine-Kraneburg. |
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Cluster of modern buildings on Zeil shopping street - Zeilgalerie demolished 2016. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | David & Goliath statue (1983) by Richard Hess at entrance to Zeil Promenade. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Entrance to Frankfurt Messeturm (Fair Trade Tower) (1990). Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Frankfurt Messeturm (Fair Trade Tower) (1990), 63 stories, clad in red Swedish granite, one of the largest congress & exhibition centers in the world. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Style: Post-modern. Architect: Helmut Jahn & Richard Murphy. |
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Synergy neon light sculpture by Christian Herdeg near Frankfurt Messe. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Hammering Man motorized sculpture (1991) by Jonathan Borofsky at Frankfurt Messe. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Frankfurt Messe historic Festhalle (1909) opened by last German Emperor. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Bockenheimer Warte square & U-bahn entrance near Botanical Gardens. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. |
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School group at entrance to Natural History Museum (Naturmuseum Senckenberg) (1907) near Bockenheimer Warte square. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Style: Neo-baroque. Architect: Ludwig Neher. | Natural History Museum (Naturmuseum Senckenberg) (1907) near Bockenheimer Warte square. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Skyscrapers in the distance as viewed from Frankfurt Palm Gardens. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Peacock strolling in Palm Gardens. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. |
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Cactus in Palm Gardens (1871) with communication tower (aka Europaturm) (1979) in the background. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Green House & flower gardens in Palm Gardens. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Wisteria climbing wall in Palm Gardens. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Water lilies in bloom in Palm Gardens. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. |
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Tropical shrubbery in Palm Gardens. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Tropical plants at Palm Gardens. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Waterfall flowing into pond in Palm Gardens. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Lufthansa plane on tarmac at Frankfort am Main Airport. Germany. |
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Lufthansa Boeing 747 plane at gate at Frankfort am Main Airport. Germany. | Frankfort am Main Airport which is one of the busiest in Europe & main hub of German flag carrier, Lufthansa. Germany. | Aerial view of Rhine River bend over Gernsheim. Germany. | Aerial view of village, fields & forest on approach to Frankfort am Main. Germany. |
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Aerial view of Staudinger power plant east of Frankfort am Main. Germany. | Aerial view of point where Main River flows into Rhine River with city of Mainz & Mainz-Kastel on far side. Germany. |
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