Skyscrapers, Frankfurt am Main

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If you are stopping in Frankfurt for only a few hours before going somewhere else like i was doing then you may want to climb the Main Tower (i think Meine in German). It is easy to find and the very fast lift you takes you nearly all the way up there - i had about 45 min - 1 hour up there because it was not fully dark when i arrived and it was very nice with the Sky turning a very Special Blue as it does on an Evening.
Of course it is very windy up there - so wear something warm and ensure your Hat fits "snug" (well/ tight) or it will away.

There is a short climb up a couple of flights of stairs to the top.

Unfortunately like other Towers i have been up - the Beetham Tower in Manchester and a Tower in Riga, Latvia - there is not a Bar at this one - and no Cafe neither - it may not be that there is nothing - there have been a very expensive Restaurant there - i could not remember exactly.
Still worth doing although you are outdoors.
I think however there was some fee - i think you had to pay a little money to go here.

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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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I don’t know why but those buildings( twin ones) amazed me much, probably because they’re twins,155 m tall each. It was build in the early 80-s but then in 2006 it should have been renovated because it didn’t have the appropriate fire installation. It’s located also in the Business center of Frankfurt

As I already mentioned the European Bank is situated in Frankfurt and its building is one of the skyscrapers (only 148m comparing to the others). And of course I didn’t miss to make a photo in front of the EURO sign.

This building is the central bank Helaba. It is interesting with its observational platform on its rough (the only one in Frankfurt). It is the forth skyscraper in the city and its 240m high. Our guide (a good friend of mine) insisted to climb there but we had lack of time and to be honest, I was a little afraid. She said that the view is amazing. I hope that next time I’d be braver.

The view with lots of skyscrapers and river is so beautiful in Frankfurt. There are many hotels which are at the top floors of the skyscrapers, the prices were little bit high but not really so high.. Walking between the long buildings is so nice..

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The Henninger Brewery, on the south bank of the Main River, has a tower that offers a magnificent view of the entire city. It's built atop a giant grain storage tower, which can hold 16,000 tons of barley. Completed in 1961, it was designed by Karl Lieser. It stands 33 stories tall. There is a restaurant and bar up there, slowing rotating and offering a 360-degree panorama. If you only have a short time in this city, and only enough time for one thing, this should be it.

Frankfurt is the only city in Germany with skyscrapers, and a skyline. Seen from a distance, it could be somewhere in North America. After the river Main that goes through the city, Frankfurt downtown is commonly called 'Mainhattan'.