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The 10 most beautiful buildings in Frankfurt

Take in the grandeur of Frankfurt's most stunning buildings—a mix of obscure modern designs and historic reconstructions

There is only one place in the world where half-timbered buildings seeped in old world charm are an eight-minute walk from Germany’s highest tower: Frankfurt. The architecture in Germany’s financial capital is as varied as it comes—it’s undeniable that two world wars had an impact. However, a careful reconstruction effort combined with rich creativity tapped from a pool of talented architects mean a cityscape as strikingly diverse as its populous—a quarter of which have foreign citizenship. From a greenhouse formed as a cluster of flowers to a contemporary mall that sucks visitors in through a vortex, as well as one of the oldest churches in Germany, here are the ten most beautiful buildings in Frankfurt.

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Most beautiful buildings in Frankfurt

1.  the tropicarium greenhouse at palmengarten.

Picture a cluster of flowers rendered in glass and you’ll be visualizing the stunning Tropicarium greenhouse at Frankfurt’s 140-year-old botanical garden, PalmenGarten, home to 13,000 subtropical and tropical species. Designed by Gustav Schoser, Tropicarium consists of seven large and six small greenhouse units which reflect the waterlilies in a nearby pond. Ten different tropical climatic-vegetation zones divide plants into groups according to their natural habitats, from arid to humid tropics. While tickets to PalmenGarten are seven euros for adults, you’ll want to drop another 1.50 to hop on board the Palmen-Express, an electric train that runs April through October.

2.  Commerzbank tower

Is it beautiful? Well, it’s undeniably tall. A feat of engineering constructed of steel rather than the more cost-friendly concrete, the Commerzbank tower, designed by Norman Foster, was completed in 1997 and was once the tallest building in Europe. Now owned by electronics giant Samsung, it remains the tallest building in Frankfurt—and in Germany. A striking contribution to Frankfurt’s skyline and the city’s financial district, the Commerzbank tower stretches 259 meters high (300 meters with its antenna) and includes a 160-meter-high atrium and nine tiered ‘sky gardens’ which have garnered the building several awards for sustainability. Unfortunately, public access is limited. Tours, while free of charge, need four-months of preparation, are exclusively on the last Saturday of the month and only available to a minimum of eight and a maximum of 18 people. If that doesn’t fit your needs, head to the south side of the River Main before sunset, and watch the sky darken and the tower’s lights flicker on—then it truly is beautiful.

3.  Haus Wertheim

Talk about lucky. Haus Wertheim (Wertheim House) was the only timber-framed building in Frankfurt’s old town to survive two wars. Located opposite the Historical Museum, the house was not particularly significant until it became the only one left—and representative of Frankfurt’s architectural style. Built during the Renaissance around 1600, the house was restored for the first time in 1926, when the plaster was removed from the half-timber framing. At the cafe and restaurant on the ground floor, where antique porcelain and memorabilia cover walls, try a Frankfurter classic like eggs and parsley potatoes swimming in the traditional Frankfurter grüne Sosse (a creamy herb sauce).

4.  IG Farben Haus

A sprawling example of modernist architecture designed by Hans Poelzig, the IG Farben Haus in Frankfurt’s Westend district was once the largest office building in Europe and the headquarters for Germany’s largest chemical company—which supplied the deadly agent used in concentration camp Auschwitz’s gas chambers. Built in 1930, it has six square wings connected by a gently curving 250-meter-long corridor. After the war, when it became known as “the Pentagon of Europe,” the building was used by Allied forces, and then the U.S. government, which turned it back over to Germany in 1995. The building—still called IG Farben Haus by locals—is now the Westend Campus of the Goethe University Frankfurt. Stop by for a budget-friendly lunch in the University’s cafeteria.

5.  Museum für Kommunikation Frankfurt

Perhaps the most beautiful of the museums along the south bank of the Main River, Frankfurt’s Museum of Communication reopened in 1990 with a new building by German architecture firm Behnisch Architekten. To preserve a park and old-growth trees, the architects hid the main exhibition level of the modern glass and aluminum structure—which has won numerous architecture awards—mostly underground. Transparency and openness reign inside, where visitors find a striking glass atrium and a wealth of information on the history of communication—extending back to the traditional African bush drum. The museum’s former home is also worth a look; a historic sandstone mansion, it now houses administration offices and the library. Admission is four euros, age 16 and up.

6.  The Alte Oper Frankfurt

In its prime, the original Alte Oper Frankfurt was one of the most significant opera houses in the world, premiering operas by Richard Wagner and with Giacomo Puccini and Richard Strauss among the leading performers. While the 1880 building designed by Berlin architect Richard Lucae skated through World War I with only superficial damage, World War II left it a ruin. It wasn’t until August 1981, thanks to a major fundraising effort by the city’s citizens and world-famous artists and intellectuals, that the Alte Oper once again opened its doors. The extensive reconstruction included the restoration of many of the original decorations, reliefs, medallions, frescoes, tiles and mosaics. Today, the historic façade—complete with its original Pegasus statue centered on a tiered roof—hides a state-of-the-art concert venue drawing some 475,000 visitors to around 450 cultural events a year.

7.  The Römer City Hall

With sections dating to the middle ages, the Römer is a three-story building complex that has served as Frankfurt’s main city hall for 600 years. The complex consists of nine houses wrapping six courtyards—namesake Haus Römer is actually the middle building in a set of three facing the cobblestoned Römerberg square (home to the Frankfurt Christmas Market starting late November). At six centuries old, the oldest remaining rooms—the Römerhalle and Schwanenhalle—are located on the ground floor. The building complex is situated in the heart of Frankfurt’s scenic ‘new’ old town on the Northern Main River bank. The old town reconstruction project revitalizes a 75,000-square-foot area that was more than 90 percent destroyed between Cathedral Square and the Römer.

8.   MyZeil

Roman architect Massimiliano Fuksas based the fluid shape of the mostly transparent shell of the MyZeil shopping mall on a river, which flows to form an undulating roof and plunges to draw natural light into all six levels. With a gigantic curved glass-and-steel facade housing 77,000 square meters of retail space, the mall opened in 2009 in the center of Frankfurt. Head down the Zeil, Frankfurt's main shopping street, and look for a vortex—that marks the entrance. The mall is part of the Palais Quartier development project, which also includes two hi-rise buildings and the reconstructed Palais Thurn und Taxis, a palace from 1793.

9.  Museum Angewandte Kunst

Star-architect Richard Meier successfully integrated a 19th-century Neo-classicist family villa into a modernist building complex to form the Museum Angewandte Kunst (Museum of Applied Arts). Unveiled in 1985, the three cube-like new buildings—recalling the shape of the villa—are placed in an L-formation. United with the villa, they form a square and enclose a leafy green courtyard. The museum offers changing exhibitions focusing on contemporary art as well as a small permanent collection. Unless you go on the last Saturday of the month when admission is free, the ticket price is a rather hefty 12 euros for adults. However, the museum is included in the 18-euro Museum Embankment Ticket, which gives access to 34 museums over a two-day period.

10.  Justinuskirche

An extremely rare, nearly complete example of a Medieval church—one of the few surviving today—the Justinuskirche (Saint Justin's Church)  in the historic Höchst district is the oldest building in Frankfurt and one of the oldest churches in Germany; it’s also an extremely popular wedding venue. Constructed beginning in 830, the church’s three-aisle basilica is nearly 1200 years old. The interior gained a choir area and an additional northern aisle around 1443. Guided tours are available, if you don’t want to join one of the Catholic services held every week. From May through September, and around Christmas, the church hosts regular organ concerts on an organ dating to 1740. Unless it is summer—when the church gardens are a scenic stroll—dress warmly, as heating is limited.

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Reduced price tickets can be purchased directly at the ticket counter in the MAIN TOWER. The concessionary price applies to school pupils, students, senior citizens and persons with severe disabilities upon presentation of a valid document. Holders of the Ehrenamts-Card Hessen receive free access to the platform upon presentation of the card.

Children under 6 years of age may enter the MAIN TOWER free of charge when accompanied by an adult guardian. Children and school pupils under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult guardian.

Persons who present a handicap card with the indication "B" have free access to the MT and may take a companion with them free of charge.

Persons with a handicapped ID card with no "B" will receive the reduced rate for tickets - their accompanying person(s) pay(s) the regular rate applicable to them.

Purchase tickets for larger Groups For questions about and advance reservations for larger tour and school groups, we would kindly request that you contact the reception team by telephone on 069 3650-4878 or by fax on 069 3650-4877. Please address any written enquiries by email to [email protected].

The "weather-related restriction" ticket is available when the viewing platform is officially closed and only the closed area of the platform on the 55th floor is available to visitors. Visitors then only have a limited viewing window.

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• Which high-rise buildings can you visit in Frankfu…

Which high-rise buildings can you visit in Frankfurt?

In Frankfurt exist more than 450 high-rise buildings within the city borders . The tallest skyscrapers are close together in the Financial District . In this area there are mainly office towers that are used by financial service providers and law firms. Such a concentration of building masses is nowhere to be found in Germany – in some cases towers are up to 300 meters (985 feet) high.

Most high-rise buildings are unfortunately not yet publicly accessible. There is a tendency for high-rise buildings to contain more public uses, but so far only a few high-rise buildings have been opened up to the public. By 2023, at least five more skyscrapers will be built, in which sky bars and hotels with skyline views will open.

Did you know,…? Frankfurt’s skyline is relatively new. Most of the well-known skyscrapers were only built in the 1990s. Today the many skyscrapers stand for prosperity and future orientation. But one question drives many visitors: Why did Frankfurt become Germany’s high-rise city at all?

Skyscrapers With Views

From MAIN TOWER’s viewing platform (subject to a fee) you have a panoramic view of Frankfurt. From here you can not only see the adjacent high-rise towers, but you also have a clear view along the Main and a distant view of the entire region.

If you don’t want to spend money, but still want to see a skyscraper, you can walk through the lobby of Commerzbank Tower on weekdays and look up through the transparent atrium (free of charge). Otherwise, Commerzbank Tower is not open to the public.

If you are interested in art, you will also find something around the Gallus system. The lower floors of TaunusTurm contain an annex from the MMK Museum of Modern Art (subject to a fee). The Galileo skyscraper contains the English Theater , the largest English-speaking theater in Europe outside of Great Britain.

In addition to these viewpoints, there are also several restaurants and bars in high-rise buildings as well as hotel towers with skyline views. But you also have a fantastic view of the Frankfurt skyline from numerous places outside of high-rise buildings.

Frankfurt Architecture Tours

If you already know the relevant viewpoints, you may be interested in one of the many architecture tours through Frankfurt’s skyscrapers. A number of tour guides officially accredited by the City of Frankfurt offer special high-rise tours.

Also worth seeing are the art tours offered by Frankfurt Stadtevents (in German language), which take place regularly in some high-rise buildings. Here you can learn more about the art exhibited on site and learn something about the respective high-rise architecture.

Other Highlights

If you want to learn more about urban developments of Frankfurt and its skyscrapers, you should also visit the Historical Museum (subject to a fee) and the Planning Department (free of charge). On the way from the Historical Museum to the Planning Department, you will also pass the old town, which was reopened in 2019, and the Cathedral Tower (subject to a fee).

The Goethe Tower observation tower opened again in autumn 2020 (free of charge) after reconstruction .

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• Address: Commerzbank Tower, 60547 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Map
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Get to witness the tallest skyscraper in Germany, Commerzbank Tower which is a 56-story building owned by the Korean Samsung. Its outstanding conception and architecture are sure to bedazzle you. It offers public tours, so you can view the building from inside. If you get fascinated by buildings and architecture, this one is a must-visit as there are interesting facts associated with it that would excite you. The Commerzbank Tower is illuminated at night with a yellow lighting scheme and looks exceptionally beautiful. Due to humongous interest in the building for tours, everything needs to be planned nearly 4 months in advance.

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• Subway U1, U2, U3, U4, U5, U8 to stop : Willy-Brandt-Platz
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50% of people start their Commerzbank Tower visit around 09 AM

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258.7 m (849 ft) Commerzbank Tower, located in the city centre of Frankfurt, Germany, is the 2nd tallest building in the European Union. After it was completed in 1997 it ranked as the tallest building in Europe until 2003 when it was surpassed by the Triumph-Palace in Moscow.

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Cool city & photos.  

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How did you get in? I remember seeing the winter gardens clearly when looking from Main Tower that I visited in April this year.  

I don't work there. You can book a tour to 4 or 5 different towers in frankfurt including commerzbank. Just visit http://www.frankfurter-stadtevents.de/  

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