BNA INDIA - March / April 2015

GERMAN CITIES
che in the east. It is the second most expensive
street for shops to rent in Germany
after the Kaufingerstraße in Munich. 85
percent of the shops there are retail store
chains like H&M, Saturn, Esprit, Zara or
NewYorker. In 2009 a new shopping mall
named MyZeil opened on the Zeil with
nearly 100 stores and new chains like Hollister.
Goethestraße is Frankfurt's most expensive
shopping street with prestigious shops like
Louis Vuitton, Prada, Gucci, Tiffany, Giorgio
Armani, Versace, Cartier, Burberry,
Vertu and Bulgari. It is located between the
financial district and the city centre and
runs from Goetheplatz to Opernplatz. With
a large forest, many parks, the Main riverbanks
and the two botanical gardens, Frankfurt
is considered a “green city”: More than
50 percent of the area within the city limits
are protected green areas. And with more
than 30 museums, some of them considered
internationally prestigious, Frankfurt also
has one of the largest variety of museums in
Europe. 20 museums are part of the Museumssufer
(Museum Riverbank), which
means that their location is on the front row
of both sides of the Main riverbank or within
spitting distance. Here, at the southern
riverbank, you will find also the German
Film Museum. Other places to be visit are
the Goethe House, located in the Altstadt,
the Frankfurt Opera as a leading opera company
in Germany and one of the most impor-
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