Gutleutviertel
District of Frankfurt am Main
Hesse - Germany

Goethe University Frankfurt

The Goethe University Frankfurt is a university which was founded in 1914 as a Citizens' University, which means that, while it was a State university of Prussia, it had been founded and financed by the wealthy and active liberal citizenry of Frankfurt am Main, a unique feature in German university history. It was named in 1932 after one of the most famous natives of Frankfurt, the poet and writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Today, the university has 38,000 students, on 4 major campuses.

Located at 50.1194, 8.65139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Goethe University Frankfurt, Education in Frankfurt, Educational institutions established in 1914, Universities in Germany, Universities and colleges in Hesse, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Goethe-Gymnasium, Frankfurt

Goethe-Gymnasium is a secondary school in the city of Frankfurt am Main in Germany. It is situated near the Hauptbahnhof. It is currently the only state funded school in Germany that offers students the option of taking International Baccalaureate examination. However, contrary to the IBO's IB programme, the final exam is offered in year 13, not year 12. The Goethe-Gymnasium offers Japanese as a third foreign language, which is rare in Germany.

Located at 50.1111, 8.65861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Education in Frankfurt, International Baccalaureate schools in Germany, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Educational institutions established in 1897

Frankfurt Book Fair

The Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF) is the world's largest trade fair for books, based on the number of publishing companies represented, as well as the number of visitors. It is held annually in mid-October at the Frankfurt Trade Fair grounds in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The first three days are restricted exclusively to trade visitors; the general public can attend on the last two.

Located at 50.1114, 8.64833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Culture in Frankfurt, Trade fairs in Germany, Book fairs in Germany, Visitor attractions in Frankfurt, Publishing

Hammering Man

Hammering Man is a series of monumental kinetic sculptures designed by Jonathan Borofsky which have been installed in various cities around the world.

Located at 50.1125, 8.65278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Outdoor sculptures in Seattle, Washington, 1992 sculptures, Steel sculptures

Naturmuseum Senckenberg

The Naturmuseum Senckenberg in Frankfurt am Main is the second largest museum of natural history in Germany. It is particularly popular with children, who enjoy the extensive collection of dinosaur skeletons: Senckenberg boasts the largest exhibition of large dinosaurs in Europe. One particular treasure is a dinosaur fossil with unique, preserved scaled skin. The museum contains the world's largest and most diverse collection of stuffed birds with about 2000 specimens.

Located at 50.1175, 8.65167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Frankfurt, Natural history museums in Germany, Natural history museums

Silberturm

Silberturm (English: Silver Tower), formerly known as Dresdner-Bank-Hochhaus and Jürgen-Ponto-Hochhaus, is a 32-storey, 166.3 m skyscraper in the Bahnhofsviertel district of Frankfurt, Germany. It had been the tallest building in Germany from 1978 until 1990. Until 2009 it had been part of the headquarters of Dresdner Bank, one of Germany's largest banks until its merger with Commerzbank in 2009. As of 2012 the main tenant is Deutsche Bahn.

Located at 50.1097, 8.66944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Office buildings completed in 1978, Skyscrapers in Frankfurt, Skyscrapers between 150 and 199 meters

Messe Frankfurt

Messe Frankfurt GmbH (literally "Frankfurt Trade Fair") is one of the world's largest trade fair companies with 538,000,000 Euros in sales and 1,891 active employees. The group has a global network of 28 subsidiaries, five branch offices, and 52 international sales partners. Thus, Messe Frankfurt is present in over 150 countries to their customers. At more than 30 locations in the world events "made by Messe Frankfurt" take place.

Located at 50.1114, 8.64833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Economy of Frankfurt, Trade fairs in Germany, Convention centres in Germany, Visitor attractions in Frankfurt

Frankfurt Central Station

Frankfurt Central Station (Frankfurt am Main Hauptbahnhof) is the busiest railway station in Frankfurt, Germany. In terms of railway traffic, it is the busiest railway station in Germany. With about 350,000 passengers per day the station is the second most frequented railway station in Germany and one of the most frequented in Europe.

Located at 50.1069, 8.6625 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Frankfurt am Main, Hauptbahnhof in Germany, Rhine-Main S-Bahn stations, Renaissance Revival architecture in Germany, Neoclassical architecture in Germany

Messe Torhaus

Messe Torhaus is a high rise building in the Bockenheim district of Frankfurt, Germany. It was designed by Oswald Mathias Ungers. Built by Hochtief, 400 workers constructed the 60,000 ton building in a record time of 13 months from 1983 to 1984. Its unusual shape and use of materials resembles a guillotine. The building houses the administration of Messe Frankfurt as well as services like a kindergarten and the press centre.

Located at 50.1114, 8.64278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Skyscrapers in Frankfurt, Skyscrapers in Germany, Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters, Buildings and structures completed in 1983

Max Planck Institute for Brain Research

The Max Planck Institute for Brain Research is located in Frankfurt, Germany. It was founded as Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Brain Research in Berlin 1914, and moved into new buildings in Frankfurt 1962. It is one of 80 institutes in the Max Planck Society (Max Planck Gesellschaft).

Located at 50.0931, 8.65139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Max Planck Society, Research institutes in Germany, Biological research institutes, Neuroscience research centers, 1914 establishments in Germany

Festhalle Frankfurt

The Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, built from 1907 to 1909, is a multi-purpose hall at the Frankfurter Messegelände. The interior of about 40 metres high dome provides an area of 5,646 square metres up to 4,880 seats. Together with the two tiers up to 9,843 people will in the banquet hall space, unseated at the interior than 13,500.

Located at 50.1117, 8.65083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Indoor arenas in Germany, Buildings and structures in Frankfurt, Event venues established in 1909

Inverted Collar and Tie

Inverted Collar and Tie is a sculpture designed in 1994 by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. It is located in Frankfurt's Westend in front of the Westend Tower. The DG Bank ordered the artwork in 1993. It was made in California. Inverted Collar and Tie shows a huge collar of a shirt and a necktie that are mounted top down on a pedestal. The necktie spreads its ends upwards as if it is fluttering lightly in the wind.

Located at 50.1106, 8.6625 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Outdoor sculptures in Germany, Buildings and structures in Frankfurt, 1994 sculptures

Westend Gate

Westend Gate, formerly known as Plaza Büro Center and commonly referred to as The Marriott, is a 47-storey, 159 m skyscraper in the Westend-Süd district of Frankfurt, Germany. It had been the tallest building in Germany from 1976 until 1978 when it was surpassed by the Silberturm, which is also located in Frankfurt.

Located at 50.1142, 8.6503 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Office buildings completed in 1976, Skyscrapers in Frankfurt, Skyscrapers between 150 and 199 meters

Bundesliga scandal (1971)

Bundesliga scandal (Der Bundesligaskandal) refers to the malicious, for-profit manipulation of games in the 1970–71 German football championship season.

Located at 50.1147, 8.665 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Fußball-Bundesliga, Association football controversies, 1970–71 in German football

Frankfurter Büro Center

Frankfurter Büro Center (English: Frankfurt Office Centre), also known as FBC, is a 40-storey, 142 m skyscraper in the Westend-Süd district of Frankfurt, Germany.

Located at 50.1114, 8.66444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Office buildings completed in 1981, Skyscrapers in Frankfurt, Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters

Tower 185

Tower 185 is a 55-storey, 200 m skyscraper in the Gallus district of Frankfurt, Germany. It is the 4th tallest building in Frankfurt and the 4th tallest in Germany, tied with Main Tower. The anchor tenant of the tower is the German branch office of PricewaterhouseCoopers, which has leased 60,000 m . The tower was initially planned to be 185 m with 50 stories, however, when plans changed to increase the height by an additional five floors, its name was not changed.

Located at 50.1106, 8.65629 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Office buildings completed in 2011, Skyscrapers between 200 and 249 meters, Skyscrapers in Frankfurt

Westhafen Tower

Westhafen Tower is a 109.9 m 30-storey skyscraper in the Gutleutviertel district of Frankfurt, Germany. The building was designed by the architects Schneider & Schumacher and was completed in 2004. The tower, whose name literally means "West Port Tower", is one of the first buildings at the former West Port.

Located at 50.1011, 8.66417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Skyscrapers in Frankfurt, Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters, Office buildings completed in 2004

AfE-Turm

AfE Turm (English: AfE Tower) is a 32-storey, 116 m skyscraper in the Bockenheim district of Frankfurt, Germany. The building belongs to the Bockenheim campus of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University and houses the offices and seminar rooms of the departments of Social Sciences and Education. AfE is an acronym for Abteilung für Erziehungswissenschaft (English: Department of Pedagogy); however, this department never moved into the tower because it was closed before the construction was finished.

Located at 50.1161, 8.65083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Goethe University Frankfurt, School buildings completed in 1972, Skyscrapers in Frankfurt, Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters

Kastor und Pollux

Kastor & Pollux buildings]] Kastor und Pollux, also known as Forum Frankfurt, are two high rise buildings in the Gallus district of Frankfurt, Germany. The unequal twin towers were named after the Dioscuri in Greek mythology, Castor and Pollux. The towers are located at Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage next to the Frankfurt Trade Fair grounds, between the Messeturm and the Tower 185. The towers were constructed between 1994 and 1997. Before that the site had been the headquarters of Deutsche Bahn.

Located at 50.1111, 8.65472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Skyscrapers in Frankfurt, Buildings and structures completed in 1997, Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters, Twin towers

IBC Tower

IBC Tower is a skyscraper in the IBC building complex in Bockenheim district of Frankfurt, Germany. At 30-storeys and 112 m, it is considerably the taller than the other two buildings named IBC Tower A, and IBC Tower B, which are both ten storeys. The IBC was built by Deutsche Bank on a design by architect Kohler and was completed in 2003. It is situated at Theodor-Heuss-Allee close to the Frankfurt Trade Fair grounds.

Located at 50.1144, 8.6425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 2003, Skyscrapers in Frankfurt, Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters

Frankfurt Central Station (underground station)

Frankfurt am Main Central Station underground station (German: Frankfurt am Main Hauptbahnhof Tiefbahnhof) is a four-track S-Bahn station under Frankfurt Central Station. It is the busiest rapid transit station in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The underground station forms together with Hauptwache station and Konstablerwache station the key nodes in the network of the Rhine-Main S-Bahn, a rail network that serves the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region.

Located at 50.1069, 8.6625 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Frankfurt am Main, Rhine-Main S-Bahn stations

Frankfurt Galluswarte station

Frankfurt am Main Galluswarte station (German: Bahnhof Frankfurt am Main Galluswarte) is a railway station located in the Gallus district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Located at 50.1044, 8.64417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Frankfurt am Main, Rhine-Main S-Bahn stations

Frankfurt Messe station

Frankfurt am Main Messe station (German: Bahnhof Frankfurt am Main Messe) is an S-Bahn station in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in the district of Bockenheim in the middle of the Frankfurt Trade Fair grounds. The station was opened in 1999 to improve the fair’s public transport connections. It consists of two platform tracks facing a central platform. Constructing the platform was a complex procedure as the space between the tracks had to be enlarged.

Located at 50.1119, 8.64333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Rhine-Main S-Bahn stations, Railway stations in Frankfurt am Main

Museum Giersch

The Museum Giersch is an art gallery in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on the Museumsufer. The museum opened in 2000. It hosts a changing series of exhibitions displaying the art and cultural history of the Rhine-Main area, with the aim of promoting the regions's cultural identity. The Museum Giersch displays works on loan from public and private collections. The range of exhibits covers all areas of painting, photography, sculpture and graphic art, as well as architecture and applied art.

Located at 50.1014, 8.67056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in Germany, Museums in Frankfurt, Art museums established in 2000, 2000 establishments in Germany

Europaviertel (Frankfurt am Main)

The Europaviertel (European quarter) is a housing and business quarter development in the Gallus district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Development work began in 2005, and the development is slated for completion by 2019. The area will have offices, hotels, apartments, parks, shopping, and leisure facilities. After its completion, Europaviertel will approximately have a population of 30,000 workers and 10,000 residents.

Located at 50.1094, 8.65194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Districts of Frankfurt, Geography of Frankfurt