Of the 3 churches I went though, this was the smallest. It was still quite beautiful though. Impressively it was only church in Frankfurt to survive that only received minor damage in World War 2 from allied bombings. I'm not sure why I don't have many close up shots from outside here, but I do … Continue reading Frankfurt Cathedral
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Memorial Neuer Börneplatz
The Neuer Börneplatz memorial in Frankfurt commemorates the Jewish community of Frankfurt that was destroyed in the Holocaust. I can't really do any justice in describing it, as I really had no idea of the full story of what I was photographing until I researched it later. I did a Google search and there are a couple … Continue reading Memorial Neuer Börneplatz
Opera House
I am trying to break up my posts a little because I took a lot of pictures, and I want to keep people interested. From Wikipedia: The original opera house in Frankfurt is now the Alte Oper (Old Opera), a concert hall and former opera house in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was inaugurated in 1880 but destroyed by bombs in 1944. It … Continue reading Opera House
Main Tower – Aerial view of Frankfurt
One of my jaunts around the city took me to the Main Tower, the elevator ride took only 45 seconds to the top - from Wikipedia: Main Tower is a 56-storey, 200 m (656 ft) skyscraper in the Innenstadt district of Frankfurt, Germany. It is named after the nearby Main river. It is the only skyscraper in Frankfurt with a public viewing observatory. It is … Continue reading Main Tower – Aerial view of Frankfurt