Frankfurt sights 2

Skyscrapers & Eiserner Steg – Frankfurt’s skyline is unlinke any other in Germany, dominated by modern skyscrapers. The only one of these that you can go up is the Main Tower (pictured).

Panoramic views
There is a lift to a viewing platform 200 metres up the Main Tower, from where you’ll have a great view of Frankfurt and the surrounding area. Best o go up on a clear day, or around sunset, so that you can watch the city change as day transforms into night. The viewing platform is closed during severe weather. There is also a TV studio at the top of the tower, where, amongst other things, the live draw for the German national lottery is made every Saturday evening.

Viewing platform: 10am – 9pm (winter: 10am – 7pm)
Restaurant & bar: 5.30pm – 1am (till 2am Fri. & Sat.)
Adult admission: 4.50 euros

Main Tower website (English)

Frankfurt tourist office page on various skyscrapers (English)

For a good general view of the skyline, try the Main river bridges such as the Eiserner Steg. Also, if you approach the city from the airport on the S-Bahn suburban rail service, stay to the right side of the train. Just before the train approaches Frankfurt main railway station it enters a big curve, from where you’ll have a good first glance of the skyline.

The Eiserner Steg (Iron bridge)
The Eiserner Steg is a pedestrian footbrigde that links the area around Römerberg square with the southern, Sachsenhausen, side of the river Main. It was built in 1868 as a result of an initiative by local people, who had complained to the mayor that the single bridge over the river that had existed until then was not adequate to handle the increasing comings and goings over the Main. 170m long and made of rivetted steel, the bridge is likely to be your route over the river to Museumufer or to the cider bars in Sachsenhausen.