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Skyscrapers: Main Tower
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  • antistar
  • By antistar on May 14, 2006
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  • View from the Main Tower - Frankfurt am Main
    View from the Main Tower
    by antistar, 3 more photos
    Frankfurt's skyscraper scene is very impressive, and Frankfurt is the only city in Europe that allows the construction of such monsters directly in the city center. This gives Frankfurt a uniquely foreign feeling, and it often looks more like it should be a city in Australia, America or the Far East, than your typical German city. Underneath the skyscrapers, Frankfurt is your typical German city, and the juxtaposition of the old buildings in the Altstadt with the shining modern glass and steel structures tearing up into the sky makes for some great photographs.

    Unfortunately only one of the city center towers is open to the public, but thankfully it is a tall one. At one shy of 200 meters, the Main Tower (Mainturm) is the fourth tallest building in the city, and its viewing platform allows for some astonishing views of the city. From the Mainturm you can see the Europaturm ("The Asparagus of Ginnheim"), which if not for aerials would be the tallest structure in Germany. You are also placed right next to the Commerzbank Tower, which until 2004 was the tallest building in Europe.

    It costs 4.50 euros to be taken up in the super fast lift, but be aware that you will get the full search and metal detector treatment before you are allowed in. There's a good reason for the sensitivity. Apart from a tourist attraction it is also a working building, containing the offices of several companies, including the local TV station. In addition there's also a restaurant on the 53rd floor.

    The viewing platform is open from 10am until 11pm on Friday and Saturday during the summer. Take off two hours for other days of the week, and then two more hours for winter time.

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  • Address: Neue Mainzer Straße 52 - 58
  • Directions: Take the U-Bahn to Alteopera, and then walk towards the skyscrapers. You can easily navigate to the building by heading towards it's giant red and white striped aerial flash.
  • Website: http://www.maintower.de/
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  • yumyum
  • By yumyum on February 1, 2007
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  • Deutsche Bank - Frankfurt am Main
    Deutsche Bank
    by yumyum
    Frankfurt is the German money capital. There are so many banks and all of them have a skyscraper. Even the Swiss national bank is here which really surprised me. The current top guy of the Deutsche Bank is actually a Swiss.

    So if you don't know what to do with your money you can invest it here.

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  • Address: Willy-Brandt-Platz
  • Directions: Mainhattan
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    Skyscrapers: Highest public point is the MAINTOWER
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  • dircelo
  • By dircelo on June 26, 2005
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  • Maintower - Frankfurt am Main
    Maintower
    by dircelo, 3 more photos
    The only public skyscraper is the Maintower (pronounce it: "Minetower") It contains among others a bank and a radiostation.
    A huge sightseeing platform is open from 10am to 9pm. (weather permitting)
    Entrance fee is Euro 4.50 dicounts 3.00 and a family ticket 12Euro (2 adults+ 2 children)

    If you are also a person who loves to get to the highest point in town to get an impression of a city than thats a sight which is a must!

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  • Address: Neue Mainzer Strasse.
  • Directions: S-Bahn stop "Taunusanlage". turn into "Junghofstrasse", than right into "Neue Mainzer" street.
  • Website: www.Maintower.HELABA.de
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    Skyscrapers: Commerzbank Headquarters
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  • Maggies
  • By Maggies on September 27, 2003
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  • Commerzbank - Frankfurt am Main
    Commerzbank
    by Maggies
    The 53 storeys high Commerzbank is the tallest building in Europe and also the world’s first ecological office tower. Every office in the tower is daylit and has openable windows. TIt makes the energy consumption level half lower than in most office towers.
    There are also four-storey gardens set at different levels on each of the three sides of the tower. It must be quite user friendly working place.
    The Commerzbank tower was designed by Sir Norman Foster!

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    Skyscrapers: Views from the Main Tower (1)
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  • codrutz
  • Updated By codrutz on July 16, 2004
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  • Skyscrapers - Frankfurt am Main
    by codrutz

    Definitely a must do activity is to take the elevator (arround 5 eur per person since the September 11 attacks) in the Main Tower (that's the round blue one next to the Commerzbank tower). The elevator, which is interesting by itself because its going very fast and have a graphical display of the climb takes you to the panoramic terrace on top of the skyscraper. You will end up exactly below the red&white antennas.

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    Skyscrapers: Frankfurts Money-Towers
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  • Bernd_L
  • Updated By Bernd_L on August 28, 2006
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  • Frankfurt Skyline, Commerzbank Tower on the right - Frankfurt am Main
    Frankfurt Skyline,
    Commerzbank Tower on the
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    by Bernd_L
    After World War II Frankfurt decided not to rebuild all those picturesque half-timbered houses that were destroyed during air raids but to build a modern city with high-rise buildings. Over the years quite a lot of skycrapers have been erected giving the city a really north-american ambiance.

    As Frankfurt is one of the leading financial centers in Europe most of this buildings are banks or insurance companies who have their headquarters or at least an important branch office here.

    The highest building is the 260 meter high Commerzbank Tower, built by architect Lord Norman Foster (1994-1997). Until 2003 it has been Europes tallest skyscraper.

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    Skyscrapers: Maintower
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  • Bartmoss
  • By Bartmoss on September 28, 2003
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  • Frankfurt as seen from above - Frankfurt am Main
    Frankfurt as seen from above
    by Bartmoss
    If you go to Frankfurt, don't miss to go up the Maintower. It's the only one of the downtown skyscrapers that has a visitor platform on the top that is open to the public. The elevator ride to the 54th floor will cost you roughly 5 Euros. If you're used to the sights of Tokyo or New York, it probably won't excite you much, but I still feel it's worth your time and money.

    Opening hours: 10am to 9pm, daily.

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  • Address: Downtown.
  • Website: http://www.maintower.helaba.de/
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    Skyscrapers: For best views in Frankfurt...
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  • By amyhenderson on March 11, 2003
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  • Deutsche Bank on Mainzer Landstrasse - Frankfurt am Main
    Deutsche Bank on Mainzer
    Landstrasse
    by amyhenderson
    Because of all the skyscrapers in Frankfurt, there is a beautiful skyline and much to see from tall heights.

    Many of the skyscrapers have viewing platforms on the top floor of their building.

    One or two of the buildings also have cocktail lounges on the top floor... great views, good people and delicious cocktails!

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    Skyscrapers: Top floor and terrace of Zeil Gallery and Kaufhof
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  • Updated By codrutz on April 3, 2005
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  • Skyscrapers - Frankfurt am Main
    by codrutz

    During my first visit to Frankfurt, in January 2001, one good friend of main showed me a little secret. One place where you can have a nice panorama over the skyscrapers is on the top of the Zeil Gallery - that's on Zeil (the commercial/pietonal street). In fact, the terrace is shared with the top of the Galeria Kaufhof (a very nice store by the way), but the highest point on Zeil is on top the Zeil Gallery.

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    Skyscrapers: Skyscrapers
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  • Updated By MichaelFalk1969 on February 19, 2008
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  • Frankfurt Skyline - Frankfurt am Main
    Frankfurt Skyline
    by MichaelFalk1969
    The main landmarks of Frankfurt - the city with the most beautiful highrise skyline in Germany. The best place to appreciate them is either from the roof of the Maintower itself (viewing platform, open to the public) or the southern side of the Main (Museumsufer).

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