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It became the principal location for implementing the Marshall Plan, which largely financed the post-war reconstruction of Europe. The state apparatus of the Federal German Government was devised there. It served as the headquarters for the US Army's V Corps and the Northern Area Command until 1995 when the US Army returned control of the IG Farben Building to the German government.
The Frankfurter Kreuz is an Autobahn interchange close to the airport, where the Bundesautobahn 3 , Cologne to Würzburg, and the Bundesautobahn 5 , Basel to Hanover, meet. With approximately 320,000 cars passing through it every day, it is Europe's most heavily used interchange. The Bundesautobahn 66 connects Frankfurt with Wiesbaden in the west and Fulda in the east. The Bundesautobahn 661 is mainly a commuter motorway that starts in the south , runs through the eastern part and ends in the north .
German federal election
Our 2020 Parade Home is best described as “Elevated Modern”, which can be seen in the architectural style, distinctive material choices and luxurious finishes throughout the home. The home's exterior exudes refined elegance, beginning with a two-story window feature which frames the showstopping view of an interior floating metal staircase. The facade comprises a mix of beautifully coordinating materials such as metal, glass, concrete, and wood. Ticketholder hereby requests permission to enter into the 2020 Parade of Homes. Ticketholder understands that none of the homes in the Parade have been sanitized and that as with all crowds, Ticketholder may be exposed to the Coronavirus.
Junior-Haus, built 1951, an example of early post-World War II architecture located at Kaiserplatz. DE-CIX – Frankfurt is an important location for electronic communication, especially the Internet. It is home to DE-CIX, the world's largest internet exchange point. Some of the largest German construction companies have offices, e.g., Bilfinger Berger, Hochtief, Züblin and BAM Deutschland. According to a ranking of German FOCUS magazine seven of the 48 largest advertising agencies in Germany are based in Frankfurt, including Havas, Dentsu, McCann-Erickson, Saatchi & Saatchi, JWT, and Publicis. Because of this the city is often considered to be a multicultural city, and has been compared to New York City, London and Toronto.
Green city
In sports, the city is known as the home of the top-tier soccer club Eintracht Frankfurt, the Löwen Frankfurt ice hockey team, the basketball club Frankfurt Skyliners, the Frankfurt Marathon and the venue of Ironman Germany. It was also one of the host cities of the 1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cups. The airport can be reached by car or bus and has two railway stations, one for regional and one for long-distance traffic. The Saalhof is the oldest conserved building in the Altstadt district and dates to the 12th century.
Its central location within Germany and Europe makes Frankfurt a major air, rail and road transport hub. Frankfurt Airport is one of the world's busiest international airports by passenger traffic and the main hub for Germany's flag carrier Lufthansa. Frankfurt Central Station is one of the largest rail stations in Europe and the busiest junction operated by Deutsche Bahn, the German national railway company, with 342 trains a day to domestic and European destinations. Frankfurter Kreuz, the Autobahn interchange close to the airport, is the most heavily used interchange in the EU, used by 320,000 cars daily. In 2011 human-resource-consulting firm Mercer ranked Frankfurt as seventh in its annual 'Quality of Living' survey of cities around the world. According to The Economist cost-of-living survey, Frankfurt is Germany's most expensive city and the world's tenth most expensive.
History of high-rise buildings
"The mass shooter who killed 9 in Germany published a racist manifesto where he identified as an incel and accused Trump of stealing his populist slogans". On the one year anniversary of the attack , large memorial services and rallies were held in multiple cities in Germany to commemorate the victims, warn against racism and demand further action. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier attended a ceremony in Hanau condemning hate and racism while acknowledging mistakes by authorities. As a result of the shootings, German Chancellor Angela Merkel cancelled a planned trip to Halle and expressed her condolences to the victims' families. The president of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, also offered condolences.
The Henninger Tower had two rotating restaurants at the height of 101 and 106 meters and an open-air observation deck at the height of 110 meters. The tower closed to the public in October 2002 and was demolished in 2013 to be replaced by a 140 m tall residential tower, which is externally inspired by the old Henninger Turm. The cornerstone for this project was laid in June 2014 and construction was completed in summer 2017. The new tower offers 207 luxury flats and houses the non-rotating restaurant "Franziska". From 1962 to 2008 a famous yearly cycling race was named after the tower, the "Radrennen Rund um den Henninger Turm" .
The French Institute works closely with the French cultural network abroad consisting of more than 150 branches and nearly 1,000 branches of the Alliance française around the world. With more than 30 museums, Frankfurt has one of the largest variety of museums in Europe. Twenty museums are part of the Museumsufer, located on the front row of both sides of the Main riverbank or nearby, which was created on an initiative by cultural politician Hilmar Hoffmann.
Tickets are $15.00 per person for Adults and Children with a matinee hour each day form 10am-12noon for $10.00 per person. This modern contemporary home was featured in the 2020 Parade of Homes. With so many exquisite interior features, this is one of the most extraordinary homes we have ever had the pleasure of building. The Elevated Modern theme continues with the exterior landscaping choices.
Frankfurt is, on average, covered with snow only for around 10 to 20 days per year. The temperatures fell at about 70 days under 0 °C and daily maximum has stayed under 0 °C for about 13 days on average per year between 1981 and 2010. Some days with lows under −10 °C can occur more often here than at the coasts of Northern Germany, but not that frequently like in Bavaria or the eastern parts of Germany. Being an urban heat island, Frankfurt is sometimes affected by tropical nights, where the temperature does not drop under 20 °C between May and September.
In 2015, Frankfurt was home to 1909 ultra high-net-worth individuals, the sixth-highest number of any city. Eyal Avnon, a partner at San Antonio-based Rialto Homes, said the goal with this house was to create a large, single-story home that could be a cross between a great family home and home for entertaining. Avnon said the typical build time for Rialto Homes is seven months and, in most cases, their clients have been through the home buying or building process before, so they know what amenities they want to be incorporated into their home design. "We put a bunch of emphasis on master suites and outdoor living," he said. And here’s the room breakdown… To sleep and bathe the crew you will find 4 bedrooms, 4 full bathrooms, and a powder bath for guests.
Die Welle , built 1998–2003, a complex of three wavelike-formed office buildings next to the Opernplatz. Wertheim House is the only timbered house in the Altstadt district that survived the heavy bombings of World War II undamaged. The former Altstadt quarter between the Römer and the Frankfurt Cathedral was redeveloped as the Dom-Römer Quarter from 2012 to 2018, including 15 reconstructions of historical buildings that were destroyed during World War II. Rüsselsheim is internationally known for its automobile manufacturer Opel, one of the biggest automobile manufacturers in Germany. With 20,000 employees in 2003, Opel was one of the five largest employers in Hesse.
The South-Korean automobile manufacturer Kia Motors moved its European headquarters to Frankfurt in 2007. In the same year, Italian manufacturer Fiat opened its new German headquarters. The automotive supplier Continental AG has the headquarters and a major manufacturing plant of its Chassis & Safety division located in Frankfurt Rödelheim. PricewaterhouseCoopers German headquarters are located at Tower 185. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu are present, while Ernst & Young is located in Eschborn.
The International Ensemble Modern Academy is a significant institution for the study of contemporary music. Frankfurt has the State Institution of Higher Learning for Artistic Education known as the Städelschule, founded in 1817 by Johann Friedrich Städel. It was taken over by the city in 1942 and turned into a state art school. The two business schools are Goethe University Frankfurt's Goethe Business School and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. Frankfurt is one of two sites of the German National Library , the other being Leipzig. The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek is the largest universal library in Germany.
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