 Goethe HouseVia the footbridge, we now cross the ramp of the car tunnel, go slightly to the right on Berliner Straße and soon reach the Großer Hirschgraben (on the left). Here, we are allowed to take a look at the kitchen of Goethe and his mother ‘Frau Aja’. In the Goethe House (Goethe-Haus), everything is as it was back then.
Transport connection:
S 1-6/8 Hauptwache, U1-5 Willy-Brandt-Platz
 RomerThe Emperors meanwhile enjoyed themselves at the banquet feast. Today, in general, the entire city hall complex is referred to as the ‘Römer’. The actual ‘Römer’, however, is only the middle one of three houses with its characteristic stepped gables. It has served as a town and city hall since 1405. The Emperors’ Hall is situated on the first floor. All 52 emperors who ruled the Empire from 768 to 1806 are immortalised here in oil paintings.
Transport connection:
U 4/5, tram line 11/12 Römer
St Paul Church
Via the Römerberg, we go past the Römer to the Paulsplatz that is dominated by the red sandstone St. Paul´s Church (Paulskirche). As the seat of the first German national assembly (1848/49), it is the symbol of German democracy. Commemorative plaques on its façade recall famous politicians and honorary citizens of the city; on its north side a monument reminds us of the victims of National Socialism.
We return to the south side of the church and on the square there, look at the ‘Unification Monument’. We then proceed into Bethmannstraße. Our route now takes us right through the heart of Frankfurt’s government quarter: on the right and left, we see the extensions to the City Hall dating from around the turn of the century. After that, we then turn immediately left into Buchgasse.
Transport connection:
U 4/5, tram line 11/12 Römer
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