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Städel
Originally founded for didactic
purposes, the Städel is now one of
Europe's most comprehensive art
galleries, with paintings ranging
from German, Dutch and Italian
Primitives to the avant-garde.
Brotfabrik
Brotfabrik is one of the
city's most original performance
venues, featuring live and disco
music from all over the world, with
salsa, African and Asian sounds
prominent; it also has a restaurant
and a café.
Goethehaus
The Goethehaus is the childhood home
of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the
all-round genius who is Germany's
most revered man of letters. It has
been restored to look as it did when
he lived there, with a few original
items which somehow survived the
war.
Karmeliterkloster
The secularized Karmeliterkloster
(Carmelite Monastery), which now
serves as a venue for exhibitions of
contemporary art, contains powerful
fresco cycles by the
sixteenth-century painter turned
revolutionary leader Jerg Ratgeb.
St Bartholomäus Cathedral
The Gothic cathedral of St Bartholomäus,
the ancient venue for the election
and coronation of the Holy Roman
Emperors, has an idiosyncratic
single tower which you can climb for
a fabulous view over the city.
Sachsanhausen
Frankfurt is Europe's cider
metropolis, and the main cluster of
its distinctive apple wine taverns,
like the popular Zum Eichkatzerl, is
in Alt-Sachsanhausen, the heart of
the historic south bank quarter.
Schirn Kunsthalle
Dubbed the "Federal Bowling
Alley" because of its
tunnel-like shape, the Schirn
Kunsthalle is a cultural centre
which hosts world-class temporary
exhibitions of archeology, old
masters and modern art.
Liebieghaus
The Liebieghaus is Germany's premier
specialist museum of sculpture, with
exhibits ranging from the ancient
civilizations of Sumeria, Egypt,
Greece and Rome through to the
colossal altarpieces of European
Baroque.
Bockenheim
Many of Frankfurt's liveliest bars,
cafés and restaurants are in
Bockenheim, a working-class district
which, thanks to an influx of
students, immigrants and bohemian
intellectuals, has become the centre
of the city's alternative scene.
Museum für Angewandte Kunst
Superbly displayed in a discreetly
innovative building by the American
Richard Meier, the Museum für
Angewandte Kunst features large
collections of decorative art from
Europe, the Islamic world and the
Far East.
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