Sachsenhausen

Sachsenhausen is the so called "apple wine district" located on the south bank of River Main, opposite the city center and its skyline. Sachsenhausen is considered a wealthy and very nice district and have a lot more buildings with a historic look then the city center, because it survived the bombings better. The district is pretty large, almost like a city of itw own with a population of 56 000, and have many taverns and ciderhouses that produce their own apfelwein located in atmospheric half-timbered houses. Legend says that Charlemagne, the emperor of Romans from year 800, who expanded the Frankish kingdom into a Frankish empire (Frankfurt means the Frank fort), settled his conquered Saxons (Sachsen) here.

Sachsenhausen skyline dominated by Main Plaza, and MainTriangel. I visited Sachsenhausen two times the same day.

Dreikönigskirche, the tallest church in Sachsenhausen, is a gothic revival church from 1875.

Henninger Turm. This 120m tall building from 1968 is currently unused and there have been plans to tear it down. There used to be an observation deck on the circular top section, a shame it is not there anymore since it would be a great possiblity to take photos of the skyline from afar. It was originally built as a silo and was Frankfurt's tallest building until 1974, hard to believe today!

There are many pubs and taverns in Alt-Sachsenhausen, the old part.

The picturesque are of Alt-Sachsenhausen come alive at night. I only visited daytime unfortunately.

Frankensteiner Strasse! The text is about Knight von Frankenstein.

Hard Rock Café.

Main Plaza. Only 88m tall and 24 floors, but it has a significant brick facade and is one of the few highrises on the Sachsenhausen side of Main. It has a hotel and residences
and was built in 2001. The architects are Kollhoff und Timmermann.

Mitte's skyline mirroring in Sachsenhausen.

The modern fountain outside Main Plaza. The triangular glass building is Main Triangel from 2006 and has a spectacular atrium. It is 60m tall.

Schweizerplatz.

Schweizerplatz is a major tram hub. The trams drive right through the plaza.

Fruit stand at Schweizerplatz. I bought some fruit there.

Schweizer Strasse, the main street in Sachsenhausen-Nord.

Skyline seen from Sachsenhausen, dominted by Commerzbank Tower.

Looking towards city center and Dreikönigskirche.