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History & Evolution
The name of Frankfurt on Main is derived from the Franconofurd of the Germanic tribe of the Franks. Frankfurt was one of the most important cities in the Holy Roman Empire. In the Napoleonic Wars Frankfurt was occupied or bombarded several times by French troops. It nevertheless still remained a free city until the total collapse of the Holy Roman Empire in 1805/6. After World War I, Frankfurt was occupied by French troops . In 1924 Ludwig Landmann became the first Jewish Mayor of the city, and led a significant expansion during the following years. However, during the Nazi era, the synagogues of Frankfurt were destroyed. The city of Frankfurt was severely bombed in World War II and post-war reconstruction took place in a sometimes simple modern style, thus irrevocably changing the architectural face of Frankfurt.Today Frankfurt is the financial and transportation centre of Germany.

Site-Seeing
Frankfurt is a major business, financial and transportation hub of Germany. The architecture of the city is worth admiring and the city attracts a large number of tourists from worldwide.

Saint Bartholomeus' Cathedral:
Saint Bartholomeus' Cathedral is also known as Dom Sankt Bartholomaus. The cathedral is a Gothic building which was constructed in the 14th and 15th centuries. The Saint Bartholomeus Cathedral is a major church of Frankfurt. From 1356 onwards, kings of the Holy Roman Empire were elected in this church, and from 1562 to 1792, emperors were crowned here. Since the 18th century, Saint Bartholomeus' has been called "the cathedral" by the people, although it has never been a bishop's seat. In 1867, the cathedral was destroyed by a fire and rebuilt in its present style. The height of the cathedral is 95 m.

Location: East Frakfurt

Old Opera House :
The famous old opera house (Alte Oper) was built in 1880 by the architect Richard Lucae. It was one of the major opera houses in Germany until it was heavily damaged in World War II. The house was thus nicknamed "Germany's Most Beautiful Ruin". There were even efforts to just blow it up. Former Frankfurt Lord Mayor Rudi Arndt called for blowing it up in the 1960s, which earned him the nicknamed "Dynamite-Rudi". Fortunately, due to public pressure, it was finally fully reconstructed and reopened in 1981. Today it functions as a concert hall, while operas are performed in the Oper Frankfurt.

Location: City Center

Commerzbank Tower:
Commerzbank Tower is a tall building located in the city of Frankfurt, Germany. After it was completed in 1997 it ranked as the tallest building in Europe until 2005 when it was surpassed by the Triumph-Palace in Moscow. Commerzbank Tower has a height of 259 metres (850 ft), 56 stories. The tower construction of the building began in 1994 and took three years to complete.

Location: Bankenviertel