Did you know? Housed in a former mill building on the south bank of the Main about 4km 2. With only 19 rooms and suites, the hotel has very high standard in terms of comfort and service, offering a refreshing alternative to the major chain hotels that are so prevalent in Frankfurt.
Destroyed during WWII and entirely rebuilt by hotelier Albert Steigenberger, this fantastic listed building combines historical glory and modern convenience.
Despite the elegant furnishings, the discreet service and the majestic atmosphere, Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof retains character and intimacy. The facilities are fantastic, including a wellness club and business centre. For very important guests, who require extra special treatment, the Presidential Suite even has bullet-proof windows.
Now under the wing of the acclaimed Rocco Forte luxury hotel group the Villa Kennedy is firmly in the 5-star-plus category. Situated in the city centre, on the south bank of the Main and close to Sachsenhausen, the hotel consists of three buildings and the Villa Speyer, a building dating from the early 20th century. The Gusto restaurant vies with the very best in Frankfurt, while for those in need of rest and relaxation, there are full leisure and spa facilities including a swimming pool.
The hotel also offers a number of meetings and events spaces for the business visitor and is a favourite with visiting celebrities too. The fine architecture of this elegant Westend building is more reminiscent of a historic palace than a modern hotel.
However, the rooms of this small but stylish art nouveau residence, furnished throughout with sophisticated antiques, provide all the contemporary comforts of 21st-century business life.
Satellite TV, private safes and wireless internet are basic standards in all rooms. It also features useful travel tools, such as packing list, travel distances, currency converter, temperature converter, international calling codes and travel quizzes.
Virtual city tour. The Frankfurt Christmas fair is one of the most beautiful and oldest fairs in Germany. Frankfurt Hesse Deutschland. Oh well, that's the way things go.
Wish all of you the best Hans Pederson 68, Will the last one out quench the torches Bruce et al. I still remember it. In the late 8th century, it was referred to as Frankonovurd by Einhard, the biographer of Charlemagne. The Eschenheimer Gate Tower around The tower was a part of the medieval fortifications of the city and was built between and "The tower was once just one of about 60 towers encircling the city. The facility was planned by Germany to be one of the most important European air terminals, The base opened as a German commercial airport in , with the northern part of base used as a field for airplanes and the extreme southern part near Zeppelinheim serving as a base for rigid airships.
Groups of the th were the th, th, st, d, and d. The Soviet Union lifted its blockade at , on 12 May However, the airlift did not end until 30 September , as the Western nations wanted to build up sufficient amounts of supplies in West Berlin in case the Soviets blockaded it again.
There were to be no more supplies from the West. What was going to happen? Where were the necessary supplies going to come from for the Occupation Forces? For that matter, where were the supplies for the 2,, Berliners going to come from?
It was a grave situation. This book tells of the life of teenagers in Occupied Germany, From: Daniel Bunting. To: Dackel usroots. My schoolmates Dan Bunting FHS From BC - Year 1 A. Looks like the engagement of the US is coming to an end in Germany. Frankenfurth, Sachsenhausen. Holy Roman Emperors. Photo by Florian "Flups" Baumann. Paintings in the Caesar Room, Roemer. Karl der Grosse Charlemagne. The Eschenheimer Gate Tower around The tower was a part of the medieval fortifications of the city and was built between and The Frankfurt Book Fair - circa to Present.
Frankfurt Book Fair official website. More Here. The Walls, Moats and Towers. Many comparative aerial views and links to Frankfurt before and after the war. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Roemer images from below. Revolutionary War. Hessian Mercenaries Fight for British. Many Hessian Soldiers stayed in America after the war.
Paulskirche, built between and was the seat of the first freely elected German parliament While Frankfurt itself once again became a free city ,". Frankfurt Perspective The Frankfurt Parliament - The National Assembly of Google Frankfurt Parliament Zoological Gardens - Palmengarten - A fter seven years of construction, Frankfurt's Opera House was officially inaugurated.
Bruce Kerwin International Air Show Frankfurt. Mai Stamp made from a Poster. Frankfurt Breweries. Poster Stamp circa of a scene from an earlier time. Das traditionelle "Sechser-Gespan" der Henninger Brau. From Wikipedia " Farben Building, finished Sept photo by David Teska ' Chip Chapin's great page.
According to the "Zeppelin museum, Zeppelinheim" page the airport Frankfurter Flughafen now Rhein-Main was opened in with the first air ship hanger and was immediately an international airport with connections to north and south america.
Joe Meyer, Roemerberg Festspiele , , View Picasa Album. I got to Frankfurt in , and was living in Wetzler, then Kassel. From: Geral Martin geral. From: Gary Sams To: fhs yahoogroups. Gute Nacht, Donna Crosby, ' Please add your recollections - send to Bruce September Click image to see more before and after images.
Contents and links to the book sections. Frankfurt as Residence of Frankish Kings and Emperors. Frankfurt, the Principal Fair of Germany. Frankfurt became a royal free town in and ten kings in total were crowned in the Kaiserdom. In the 14th century, Frankfurt had a population of about 10, and was bursting at the seams. From onwards a new city wall with new moats and fortification towers was built.
Because the town hall was also too small, the town bought the Patrizierhaus patrician's house 'Zum Roemer' in In , Frankfurt joined the Lutheran denomination and consequently was taken over by the Imperial Army.
Once freedom of religion had been established in the Augsburger Religionsfrieden Augsburg religious peace in , Frankfurt was allowed to call itself a Protestant 'Free City' of the Roman Empire. In the so-called Fettmilch Rebellion, social unrest led to the fleeing of the patrician powers from the town.
In the first town theatre was opened and Friedrich Schiller came from Mannheim to Frankfurt. But the passing of a constitution and the choosing of a new German Emperor failed and the people's rebellion that followed was bloodily suppressed by the Prussian troops.
During the 'Deutsche Krieg' German war between Prussia and Austria, Prussian troops occupied neutral Frankfurt in and made it a dependent provincial town. In Frankfurt's cathedral was burnt to the ground. With the start of the Second German Reich in , Frankfurt again experienced an upswing ' bridges were built, water pipes installed and industrial enterprises founded.
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