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Travel Guide
Römer
The Römer, Frankfurt's town hall, is one of the
city's most important historic buildings.
 Zum
Römer
The town hall consists of three different
structures with stepped gables, originally built between the 15th and 18th
century in Gothic style.
The central building, known as 'Zum Römer' gave the town hall its name. 'Zum
Römer' means 'to the Roman', referring to the Roman settlements that existed
here long before the city of Frankfurt was founded. As was the custom at the
time, the town hall served different purposes, both political and commercial.
Kaisersaal
Like all of the historic Römerberg, the Römer
was destroyed by allied bombardments in 1944 and reconstructed after the war.
The Kaisersaal, the large historical hall where many of the kings and
emperors of the 'Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation' were coronated, was
rebuilt in simplified form. The hall contains portraits of 52 German kings
and emperors, from Friedrich Barbarossa in 1152 to Franz II, who abdicated
in 1806.
The Römer can be visited when it is not used for
official purposes. It is located on the west side of the Römerberg.
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Paulskirche (St. Paul's Church)
The Paulskirche, built between 1789 and 1833 was
the seat of the first freely elected German parliament
 Cradle
of German Democracy
The Paulskirche is a symbol of the German
democratic movement. In this building the Vorparlament held its meetings,
from March 31 1848 until April 3, preparing the elections for the German
National Assembly, the first freely elected parliament of Germany.
The National Assembly was inaugurated in the Paulskirche on 18th May 1848.
The assembly drafted a constitution for a unified Germany and most of the
many German states accepted the constitution.
Austria and Prussia however withdrew and when the Prussian king refused to
accept the imperial crown in April 1849 the union collapsed.
Construction
Construction of the neoclassicist Paulskirche (St.
Paul's Church) started in 1789 but it took until 1833 before it was
completed. It was used as a protestant church until the meetings of the
Vorparlament. Religious services resumed in 1852.
Postwar Reconstruction
During World War II, allied bombings completely
destroyed the Paulskirche together with most of Frankfurt's historic center.
Because of its historic significance, the Paulskirche was the first building
reconstructed after the war.
Due to cost restraints shortly after the war, the interior was built in a
modern style and decoration was kept to a minimum. The Paulskirche reopened
on the 100th anniversary of Germany's first parliament. Today the building
is only used for public functions and special events.
Location
The Paulskirche is located at the Paulsplatz,
just north of the Römerberg.
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