Frankfurt am Main

The city is located in the region of Hesse, on an ancient ford on the river Main, a tributary of the Rhine. In the Middle Ages it was famous for its wine market. Besides being one of the largest German cities it is the great financial centre of the country.

The European Central Bank is located there.

A cidade situa-se na região de Hesse junto do rio Meno, afluente do Reno. Era famosa na Idade Média pelo seu mercado dos vinhos. Para além de se uma das maiores cidades Alemãs é a grande Praça Financeira do seu país. Nela se localiza o Banco Central Europeu.

Matthäus Merian (1593-1650)-'view of Frankfurt am Main: old bridge, wine market and St Leonard' gate'-engraving Topographia Hassiae et regionum vicinarum, Ausgaben (1646)

Christian Georg Schütz the elder (1718-1791)-'wine market from the east'-oil on panel-ca 1760 Frankfurt am Main-Historisches Museum

Christian Georg Schütz the elder (1718-1791)-'view of the Frankfurt am Main from the west'-oil on panel Frankfurt am Main-Historisches Museum

Christian Georg Schütz the elder (1718-1791)-'the north side of the Frankfurter Römers'-oil on panel Frankfurt am Main-Historisches Museum

Hans Thoma (1839-1924)-'the Holzhausenpark in Frankfurt am Main'-oil on canvas Frankfurt am Main-Städelsches Kunstinstitut