Hesse - tourist attractions (page 3)

markerA Grüneburgpark The Grüneburgpark is a park in the Westend district of Frankfurt, whose name derives from the "Green castle", which used to stand on the site from the 14 century. In 1789 the banker Peter Heinrich von Bethmann Metzler acquired the property and designed the park. In the following years the great thin... Grüneburgpark - photo
markerB Castle Frankenstein Frankenstein Castle is a hilltop castle about 5 km south of Darmstadt in Germany. Modern claims of the castle having an influence on the work of Mary Shelley remain controversial. Before 1250, Lord Konrad II. Reiz von Breuberg erected Frankenstein Castle and since named himself von und zu Frankenst... Castle Frankenstein - photo
markerC Commerzbank Tower Commerzbank Tower is a 56- storey, 259 m (850 ft) skyscraper in the Innenstadt district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. An antenna spire with a signal light on top gives the tower a total height of 300 m (980 ft). It is the tallest building in Frankfurt am Main, the tallest building in Germany and t... Commerzbank Tower - photo
markerD Römer The Römer is a medieval building in Frankfurt am Main nad one of the most important monuments of the city. During six hundred years Römer has been the City Council, but nowadays is used for other official purposes. The Haus Römer is actually the central building of a set of three buildings located ... Römer - photo
markerE St. Paul's Church in Frankfurt St Paul's Church (Paulskirche) in Frankfurt am Main is a church with important political symbolism in Germany. It was started as a Lutheran church in 1789—coincidentally the same year as the French Revolution. By 1849, it had become the seat of the Frankfurt Parliament, the first publicly and freely... St. Paul's Church in Frankfurt - photo
markerF Zeil The Zeil is a street in the city centre of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The name, which dates back to the 14th century, is derived from the German word Zeile 'row' and originally referred to a row of houses on the eastern end of the north side; the name was not extended to the entire street until la... Zeil - photo
markerG Tower 185 The Tower 185 is a 55- storey 200 m (660 ft) skyscraper in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is the 4th tallest building in Frankfurt and the 4th tallest in Germany, tied with the Main Tower. The anchor tenant of the Tower is PricewaterhouseCoopers Germany, which has 60,000 m (650,000 sq ft) leased. Th... Tower 185 - photo

Hesse - Tourist attractions

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