BNA INDIA - March / April 2015

GERMAN CITIES
Most of the skyscrapers and high-rise office
buildings in Frankfurt are located in the
financial district (Bankenviertel) near the
city centre, around the trade fair premises
(Europaviertel) and at Mainzer Landstraße
between Opernplatz and Platz der Republik,
which connects the two areas. Frankfurt is
one of only a few cities in the European
Union that have such a skyline, opposed to
the carefully preserved remissness of the
ancient buildings and houses that now serve
as museums exhibiting rare collections of
art, symbolizing the worth of tradition and
values.
Trade fairs have a very long tradition in
Frankfurt as they were first mentioned in
the 12th century. Today, Frankfurt Trade
Fair (Messe Frankfurt) has the third-largest
exhibition site in the world with a total of
578,000 square metres (6,221,540 square
feet). Hosted in Frankfurt are the Frankfurt
Motor Show (Internationale Automobil-
Ausstellung – IAA), the world's largest auto
show, the Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurter
Buchmesse), the world's largest book fair,
the Ambiente Frankfurt, the world's largest
consumer goods fair, the Achema, the
world's largest plant engineering fair, and
many more like Paperworld, Christmasworld,
Beautyworld, Tendence Lifestyle or
Light+Building.
The Zeil is Frankfurt's central shopping
street and one of the most crowded in Germany.
The street is a pedestrian-only area
and is bordered by two large public squares,
Hauptwache in the west and Konstablerwa-
Stock Exchange
Römer - The City Hall
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