Capitol of Hessen state in Germany, Frankfurt, is known mainly for it international trade fame. This beautiful, old city has more to offer then market places. Interesting architecture, cultural events, and art galleries attract attention of tourist from whole Europe.
Architecture
In the old city you will find a lot of sacral buildings – Lutheran congregations, Catholics churches, and Jewish synagogues. The most interesting are churches with beautiful and colorful stained glasses, and gold plating sculptures of Saints. Main square of Frankfurt, named Romerberg, was totally ruined during events of World War Two. In early fifties, it was rebuilding from the ground, to exact same shape as before. It looks like really old mansions renovated properly. Another interesting building is Stock Market, create in late XIX century, great example of eclectic architecture. It is one of the biggest place of this type in the world.
One of the oldest buildings in Frankfurt is Cesarean Cathedral, raised in early XIV century. It is astonish, Gothic church, one of the kind in this area.
Markets
City is known the best from Messe Frankfurt, one of the biggest markets place on the world. Every year, a huge trade fairs of all kind of branch of industry are taking place in here. Everyone can enter the market and buy whatever is needed. You will find here books, textiles, cosmetics, domestic detergents, objects of automotive industry and everything connected with music business. It is also a good place for traders, from all around the world, to get business connections with people from other countries.
Museum
In the middle of Frankfurt you will find Museumsufer – island with thirteen different galleries. Two times, during nights of Museums, and once a year (late September) on Museum’s Fest, all of it are open for free to visit. There are plenty of interesting exhibitions such as: Archeological, of German Movie, Jewish, of Gothe.
Zoo
If you like wild nature, you can visit Frankfurt’s Zoological Garden. It contains 450 different species of animals! In Exotarium you will see water creatures such as penguins, fishes, sea horses, snakes and crocodiles. Madagaskar Garden shows all type of animals from this Island, and in Borgori Forest are gathered all types of primates. Ticket for adults cost 10 Euro, for children 5 Euro and for family (2+2) 25 Euro. Frankfurt is interesting city to visit, special during spring and summer, when weather is conductive. For couple in love, art lovers, architecture admirers – everyone will find something dor themselves.