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The area of ​​Römer although it does not rise 200 m above the ground as the Bank Quarter, but still considered the most recognizable place in Frankfurt. This is a kind of visiting card of the city, whose architectural landscape is easily discernible on postcards, magnets, T-shirts and other souvenirs. The epicenter of Römer, around which tourists are constantly crowded with "soap-boxes" - complexes of houses with stepped roofs, are extremely lovely and gingerbread.

The square was received from the ancient Frankfurt City Hall Römer (German "Römer" - "Roman"), which already has more 600 years. If you look from the outside, it seems that this is not one house - but three separate buildings, so basically there is. All together they were bought out by the city government on March 11, 1405, so that later the political center of Frankfurt - a complex of buildings of the Treasury, the registry office, the town hall, started here.

And the name "The House of the Romans" (German Haus zu Römer) belongs to structure in the middle. Whence the feet of such an amusing name grows, it is still unknown: theories, one more interesting than the other, put forward a lot, but none convinced the venerable public until the end.

In addition to the town hall, the Frankfurt cathedral and the surrounding houses - all of them were built in the 14-15th centuries in the Gothic style of that time. Alas, after the Second World War, the buildings were destroyed, but after being carefully restored - so this is not an original, but an exceptionally talented copy made with accuracy and accuracy of the surgeon.

Epicenter of Römer, around which tourists are constantly crowded with "soap-boxes" - houses complexes with stepped roofs, extremely lovely and gingerbread.

But the first place on Römer, of course, is occupied by the Town Hall, whose facade is a work of art. Decorated with statues of the great emperors (Ludwig II, Maximillian II and Charles IV), inside it seems to produce an even more stunning impression. There is a large Imperial Hall and a room for the election of the emperor, frescoes, coats of arms and other similarly modest details of the decor, scrupulously restored after the Second World War, according to old drawings.

There are a few more words about the appointment of this place. From the Middle Ages up to the 17th century, not only the German king was elected and crowned, and later the Reichstag also met in the "House of the Romans". In addition, the town hall was used for the needs of the Frankfurt Trade Fair.

By the way, please note: around, and on the square of Römer, there is a lot of souvenir stalls and shops. Prices in them are godlessly overstated, so if you want to save it better to go where far away. The cost of a standard magnet will fall proportionally to the passed meters from Römer.
Römer

Address: Römerberg, The nearest metro station is Dom / Römer.