Don't visit Frankfurt's old quarter: let me show you an alternative

The city of Frankfurt am Main has a lot going for it, but most of the old buildings aren't really old and the place can get crowded with tourists. So instead let's go a little way out of town for something a bit more authentic, and learn a bit about St Anthony's fire into the bargain.
Chapters:
00:00 Go west
00:53 Welcome to Höchst
01:29 It's not a tourist trap
01:53 Genuinely old
02:39 Wheel of confusion
03:02 The most beautiful plaza
03:42 The oldest building
04:11 St Anthony's fire
05:16 Not wealthy, not depressed
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by Mini Vandals
KZbin Audio Library
"Hot Swing"
by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com/
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[@nadomedia]

I don’t see any problems with rebuilt monumental architecture. Wars, fires and other factors destroy beautiful things and restoring them in the name of culture, art and pride is something beautiful. Look at the beautiful Old Town of Warsaw. Compare that to untouched cities, where the outer and inner walls are also painted, renovated with new layers of stuca. There were even added extra pillars to the Acropolis…

[@zalba5710]

I‘m actually also completely pro reconstruction, but what they did in Frankfurt is a mess. A few of the buildings are actually beautiful recreations, but most of them are just some weird fusion architecture that looks yucky and cheep and is giving Disneyland vibes.

[@MichaEl-rh1kv]

But if you reconstruct, you should do it right and not simply glue an historic looking facade to a modern concrete-and-steel building which does not even share the same ground plan with the original building.

[@zalba5710]

@@MichaEl-rh1kv the worst part is that they didn’t even do the facades right.

[@FlubberFrosch]

@@MichaEl-rh1kv It would be nice if old, beautifully decorated construction methods and the new ones were properly blended. Without today’s concrete, of course, which can’t stand up to anything. At most, we would need Roman concrete or something of the sort.

[@olafgogmo5426]

@@zalba5710 Every reconstruction is kind of Disneyland!

[@miwi9883]

I would still say it's a good thing that Frankfurt started the reconstruction of the medieval part of the city. Other examples like Dresden or Cologne have shown that this strategy is successful in giving the cities back it's former beauty (at least partially). Other cities that fully focused on shaping themselves in 70s architecture are regarded as ugly today.

there is not one mediaval building in this new build part. they are mostly barock.

[@miwi9883]

@ fair enough my bad, but my comment is addressed to the general question if cities should try to reconstruct buildings that were lost in the second world war.

[@rolandwittig9098]

@ Heidelberg for example was totally destroyed,... not ww2, but almost nothing left of what is medieval also.

[@xenoplas]

@@rolandwittig9098 that's true for the upper floors, however the medieval cellar structure is mostly preserved

[@quarkheinz4917]

As a native of this area, you are bloody right, go to Höchst on a Market day eg saturday, before noon and have a Look in to the Markthalle.

[@jeffersonaraldi7168]

Tell the truth about your Frankfurt: It's dangerous, it's full of beggars, people from Africa, Arabs, Eastern Europeans...dangerous...

[@hyperulf]

So true, the market is the best one in Frankfurt Imho

[@idlebrit]

It is far nicer in FfM old city than before when the eyesore of the technical council building stood there! A sympathetic look at Hoechst, thanks.

[@gostaknochenhauer3978]

Dear Andrew, I've always enjoyed your videos. This time, however, you have reinvented yourself and made a delightful excursion. Please, more like this!

[@shahlabadel8628]

share the same sentiment. Please more of this .

[@sagancmbp]

Ha-ha. My personal favorite place in Frankfurt. I visit it every year. :)) I missed in the video the mouth of Nidda and the tiny bridge over the Nidda. Nature lovers can cross Main with the Ferry and visit the Schwanheimer Dünen. Höchst can also be easily reached by bicycle from the city center.

[@TeeManie]

Höchst interessant!

[@soundscape26]

3:31 - This camera movement was awesome. In fact I felt this video was more dynamic when compared to previous Destination videos so I can only assume you are expanding your videography skills. Well done.

[@PunkHerr]

Thanks for reminding that!

[@prasongkantanee7195]

There is nothing wrong with this newly reconstructed area of Frankfurt. Rather, it's most interesting project, showing people how it looked like before the war destroyed such a remarkable place. Many elements of the original buildings were built as parts of the new construction and this is something very special. It gives you a special feeling walking through the area knowing the past is not lost, but become a vital part of the new creation based on the original blueprints. A must visit, I recommend. It's awesome and a pride of Frankfurt, Germany, and it's history reminds us of the ugly war and what's the word would have been like if the WW2 didn't happen.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Indeed. I thinl most cities that were heavily destroyed and then chose to rebuild in modern style instead of at least trying to recreate the historic architecture, look like shit. Think of Hagen for example.

[@capslock9031]

The maximum discrepancy between what it was historically before WWII and now can be visited in Kassel. First take a stroll through the city centre, then visit Kassel’s city history museum with a large model and lots of photographs of what it looked like. Finish your visit by taking a walk up the the Hercules, waving an angry fist at the heavens for the idiocy of 1950s car-centric city planning, that ruined this place arguably just as much as the war itself.

[@DerMannInDerWand]

@@capslock9031 Truth! Kassel is one of the best examples for how 50s and 60s city planners did more damage than even the war did in some ways.

[@felixw19]

Ich mag die "Timelapse" Kamerafahrten. Man merkt zwar, dass die Kamera dabei nicht stabilisiert ist, aber das gibt dem ganzen auch einen gewissen Charme

[@juliaclaire42]

First, at Römerberg there are many old parts. Have a look at Haus Wertheim, the only surviving house of the old Altstadt. And visit the Roman ruins between Römer and Dom. And the Historische Museum. The Hoechst AG has been split into many more companies beside Sanofi. There are many more on campus.

[@TheSirPenguin]

Haus Wertheym is the oldest Resturant in Frankfurt.

[@gerryphilly53]

What a great reminder that when traveling one can find beautiful and interesting things off the beaten path. Höchst certainly looks worth a visit.

[@WhereIsDustin]

I’ve recently discovered your amazing channel while visiting Frankfurt Germany 🇩🇪 and I thank you 🙏 for all your educational information!😊

[@WrldVoyagr]

Enjoyed this highlight outside Frankfurt. For another gem off the beaten path, travel another 80km south to Ladenburg am Neckar, founded by the Romans in 98 AD as Lopodunum. It has a nice Altstadt, many restaurants, and the oldest automobile garage in the world (used by Carl Benz, who lived and is buried here).

[@richardwelf3685]

Was noch fehlt, ist der Bolongaropalast mit seinem Springbrunnen. Tatsächlich hat Napoleon dort auf seiner Flucht aus Russland genächtigt. Unterhalb davon mündet die Nidda in den Main. Zwischen den beiden Flüssen ist die Wörthspitz, heut zu Tage ein gemütliche Parkanlage. 😊 Ich verstehe aber auch gut, warum man das Video auf den Altstadtkern limitiert und den historischen Aspekt hervorhebt als Kontrast zum Römer(berg)

[@thewatchmen4920]

I'm not a professional on history around the 🌏🌎🌍 about different places. But this looks like a pleasant peaceful place to live. It's what most of the residents probably call home sweet home 🇺🇸

[@farmerjunge]

Höchst is one of the shittiest places to live in FFM, except the historical center, its very ugly with creepy ppl

[@genegreen9613]

I was stationed Hoechst 1961-1963. Happy to see what you showed which is quite different from what I remember.

[@Danny30011980]

Alt Schwanheim also has half timbered houses You can get there by hopping on the 12 tram

[@michaelz.7140]

so I discovered this by accident. I was looking for a nice restaurant in frankfurt but didnt want to go to the inner city and because the restaurant where we wanted to go in frankfurt was closed. when you go by car you drive what seems to be a industrial complex. I was afraid that this would be a restaurant near a factory ... nice quaint town and the food was tasty too 7/10

[@AbhijeetBorkar]

Thanks for the video. Definitely worth visiting small places instead of big cities.

[@vornamenachname823]

Wieder ein super schöner Über- oder Einblick, und mich freut, dass es Höchst getroffen hat - wie ich finde - zu Recht. Obwohl das Wetter beim Dreh düster und nass aussah, bleibt der Anblick der alten, historischen Gebäude davon unbenommen. Es sind Schönheiten für die Ewigkeit (so hofft man zumindest - aber hierfür braucht es Entscheidungen für Geldausgaben etwaiger Restaurationen und Reparaturen sowie Stadtväter, die nicht jede noch so hâssliche Lückenbebauung durchwinken) und bei jeder Wetterlage. Was mir in Höchst auch sehr gut gefällt, ist so ein uraltes, total schönes Glockenspiel, am Beginn der Einkaufszeile. Von diesem Klostergarten wusste ich nicht, danke fürs Informieren 🌻

[@RaoulKunz1]

Ahh - Höchst... back when it was back-to-school for me I attended the trade school in Höchst for 4.5 years and while it was a laughable (put an almost completely studied teacher back into a school is... a weird and criticism provoking exercise, but hey) experience I got to spend some afternoons at the Main and checking out the Old Town. And while it has a somewhat tainted reputation in the area (not even remotely as tainted as Offenbach's on the other end of them S-Bahn line of course) as a bit poor and proletarian it's actually a super nice little town, essentially just "attached" to the Free and Imperial City. And much like Offenbach there are parts of the town which are just super nice and the fact that it's on the main affords it an area of pretty decent relaxation right in the city, much like both Frankfurt and Offenbach. So while I'm a Frankfurter by birth (🤣🙄), living in Karben and working in Offenbach I still sometimes end up on the Main riverside below the Old Town in Höchst because in my humble opinion it's one of the regionally most relaxing spots to be found! A Very nice feature, thank you! Best regards Raoul G. Kunz

[@derpapito1391]

For timbered frame overkill I can recommend Limburg/Lahn, not too far away

[@thomasb7464]

Also not to forget the famed Limburg Cathedral. And it's very easy to visit from Frankfurt main station, with the regional train RB 22 going hourly.

[@EdEditz]

Excellent video Andrew. A nice trip to take on this rather dull sunday :)

[@AK-kq8xq]

Hi. Wenn man auf Besichtigungstour in Hoechst unterwegs ist, sollte man auch den Peter Behrens Bau im Industriepark besuchen.

[@randombystander5324]

I can recommend the Biergarten (the open air bar) in the castle yard. Its not under the best management in the sense that the owners seem to be unsure if they want to run a cafe or a bar and you might also find the owners kids toys lying around, but the location makes up for it and alcohol is alcohol in the end.

[@wattsefakk9593]

The coat of arms of the town I live in contains the "Manzer Rad" too. (Viernheim)

[@adeleassouline529]

Hahaha, truly enjoyed this video by someone who sees the beauty. Höchst is still the best kept secret in Frankfurt , has no lobby and people are poor and hard working and they come from all corners of the world. I live in Frankfurt but I love Höchst that much that I am there nearly every weekend for the market and often only go home to the southern part of Frankfurt in the evening . But...but now EVERYBODY knows about my favourite garden !!😂

[@Angelrat666]

It's not fake, It's a recreation and as a born Frankfurt guy I love it. It's just beautiful.

[@wolfie854]

Nice video. As an amateur student of urban historic renewal projects I would be very happy to visit the rebuilt part of Frankfurt. I have visited Warsaw which was rebuilt in a similar way after the last war. I wish my own city would do more of this. As you say however there is plenty of interest to see and walk around in the rest of Frankfurt. Thanks for posting.

[@HelloOnepiece]

Next video: Höchst has too much tourists XD

[@adeleassouline529]

😆😆😆

[@tiro0oO5]

Höchst is actually „not a good part“ of frankfurt. It is so close to the chemical plants and if you walk out of the old town you imidiatly understand what i mean. Nevertheless, i love the market place, the river side and I always take foreign work colleges there for dinner

[@NicolaW72]

Thank you very much for this beautiful Trip Report!🙂👍

[@tobeytransport2802]

Many old buildings in Canterbury are re-constructions like this too!

[@sgpch1983]

not to confuse with "höchst im odenwald" ;)

[@1989Nihil]

Up until it's destruction during the Second World War, Frankfurt's old city district was one of the largest still standing medieval town centers in all of Europe.The new rebuild Altstadt, or _Neue Altstadt_ is not an exclusively residential area anymore, but instead hosts various cafés, bistros, artisan shops, high-end apartments for those who can afford them, and the Struwwelpeter Museum. The Höchster Altstadt on the other hand is a beautiful example of a living breathing old town district, and reminds me much of the old town where I live.

[@haukemurr3455]

Good to see you on the move again!

[@AleaumeAnders]

"And I strive to not be an average tourist". Andreas, you are sooo germanized :D

[@tillappelhans4985]

I live very close to Frankfurt - Höchst and I always thought that Höchst is a hidden jewel. I occasionally bring visitors here, usually in Summer to the Schloßplatz and have some great food, there. Thank you for this informative video. I did not know that the church is the oldest building in Frankfurt, neither that there is that garden behind there.

[@expatexpat6531]

Nice choice. There is a very good cycle path along the river Main from Frankfurt centre to Höchst. Try also Büdingen, about 40 KM north east of Frankfurt - well worth a day out.

[@dagmarvandoren9364]

I have to correct myself...about the person doing the video....i understand he is more thoughtful than I thought in re to my country ...i thank him for that. We suffered enough after the war like many others

[@Ehrentraud]

When I saw the title, I new it would be about Höchst!

[@Manuel-gr2sv]

Same

[@MiguelAndradeNavarro]

You might consider doing the Ingelheim Imperial Palace compound. It has a very interesting story, many surprising corners, and the place has aged well, being inhabited but not commercially developed and is very much car free.

[@claudiafromgermany1674]

The atmosphere of the Christmas market in Höchst is wonderful.

[@2712animefreak]

I ended up taking the 11 in the less spectacular direction when I was there, it seems. Fechenheim doesn't seem quite as picturesque as what you've shown here.

[@michaelburggraf2822]

That was a pretty small cart in relation to the amount of noise 😅 Thank you for this interesting suggestion.

[@ArmandoBellagio]

Funny to see it here. I actually grew up nearby in Frankfurt-Griesheim and went to school in Höchst for a couple of years.

[@stuckonautomatic]

Fun fact: even though Höchst has been a part of Frankfurt since 1928 it continued to be the seat of the adjacent Main-Taunus-Kreis district until 1987 instead of the much bigger Hofheim which is actually part of the district.

[@EppelheimTV]

I also like travelling around a city by tram or bus when I'm not in a hurry for the same reasons.

[@thaitom6410]

"It was a welcome change from all the krauts..." LOL

[@FlatDerrick]

Local fellow Brit here...as soon as I saw the title I knew it'd be Hoechst and the Zollturm. You are damn right that it was empty due to the weather on your visit, but for most of Summer in the evening the riverbank is a very popular place to relax. Not wealthy but not at all depressed is a very good description. You have missed the interesting phenomenon known as the 'Hoechster Schnee' though - a harmless chemical snow that occasionally falls for around a km or 2 around the industrial area - I've experienced it myself on a couple of Spring or Autumn mornings, which is when it seems to occur.

[@FlorianBaumann]

I lived in Unterliederbach for some years which is the neighbour district and we called the Industriepark the one big snow canon.

[@EElgar1857]

Excellent; I want to go!

[@diegocallejon9743]

Also, if you have a couple days to visit, take the S4 or S5 to Bad Homburg, Kronberg and Königstein :) (From Dettweiler Tempel in Königstein there is a really good sight of Frankfurt)

[@rockerjim8045]

If you want to see a stunning place try Fussen in Bavaria.

[@AviationVid]

If you want to experience a picturesque old town I strongly recommend to visit "Gelnhausen". There is a big old town, a church which is partly gothic and partly romanesque furthermore there is the Kaiserpfalz (a castle ruin). Recently there established some nice Bars, Coffee Shops and Restaurants espacially in the "Langgasse". You can get there easily by train or car from Frankfurt.

[@abgekippt]

This looks more interesting than the Hoechst industrial park, which I have only seen so far 🤔

[@jennyhazel329]

If you want to experience a more cozy old town, come to Oberursel. The "Altstadt" has many old buildings (Fachwerkhaus) and it is just 30 minutes from Frankfurt , a short drive with the € U3. Has a museum about the city's history as well. We have festivals, too.

[@aaron2709]

Thanks.

[@capslock9031]

For people with even more time to visit a medieval town near FFM, I’d recommend Marburg (Lahn). Going quite a bit further north Quedlinburg would be of interest because of its UNESCO world heritage status.

[@peterbrown6224]

Thank you - all the time that I lived in Frankfurt, I knew of Hoechst, but just assumed that it was an industrial wasteland.

[@brucequinn]

Nice!

[@kacperwoch4368]

I've got one more reason to visit Frankfurt then.

[@FlorianBaumann]

There's a very good reason why you should go there by tram, because the Bahnhofsvorplatz of Höchst and the Königsteiner Straße are one of the most disgusting places in Frankfurt. Nice video! My wife and I married in the Bolongaropalast.

[@hubertbreidenbach]

Best Blooper To Date

[@germanchris4440]

A really beautiful place where time seems to have stopped a long time ago. I imagine it as a still livable oasis in this horrible today's world, and at the same time not far from the big city life.

[@frankfurtrob866]

I see someone decided to photobomb your take " look ma I'm on TV" 🤣

[@djjaysmith]

What about the Rheingau and specifically Eltville am Rhein? Very nice towns, often busy with day trippers, but very nice.

[@user-oq7db6eg4o]

wow.... Love & Regards from Pakistan

[@lustwaffe9000]

As if thats not the case with London. Besides, London has way more tourists anyways.

[@pascalfriedmann1479]

I would just go to Offenbach

[@adeleassouline529]

I went there yesterday

[@phosphoros60]

Höchst - it doesn't get höher...

[@Goldkehlchen20]

🤣

[@skippytheaustralian9438]

Now I know what to do with my Deutschland-Ticket.

[@hassanalihusseini1717]

When I wanted to do my PhD in Frankfurt I earned money by both teaching mathematics in Hoechst and at the Roemer. Yes, and sometimes I loved ro take the tram...

[@tungurahua8257]

3:12 The definition of irony: an Englishman complaining about bad weather 😂

[@chrishalle1982]

Yeah the buildings in höchst are old but even the oldest building there isn’t medieval. I dont mean the church i mean the houses.

[@ulch11]

Have you ever done a video on how to translate Schloss to english? The internet would have me believe that castle is the correct translation, but I always felt that manor house or even palace would be a much better fit. Castle implies a devensive building. At least to my understanding of the word. Something a Schloss very deliberatly is not.

[@rewboss]

I've certainly considered that as a video.

[@GB-bk1nv]

As one of your fellow originally-Brit-but-now-German dual nationals, I've always been wary of complaining about the historic centres of German cities not being original.

[@SlavicCoffee]

I already knew that this was kinda fake.. ( as in the buildings, ) I don’t understand why they couldn’t just build them one by one than just using an typical Disney/American planning where 50 buildings are all just one slab of concrete. Like Lubeck they reconstructed buildings one by one and it made it look more authentic I know that they’ll still be modern but it’d just look better in old town centers then having it to be fake

[@thomasbaader6629]

Reconstruction is not "fake".

[@ThomasSchall]

Home! Yes - Höchst is real - Frankfurt's eldest existing building is there BTW, the Justinuskirche from 829 Funny though, that you tell the Römerberg fake in front of about the view original buildings there :-) The Römer itself survived the american bombings and what was destroyed was not rebuild (up to now) I have been quite against the rebuilding of the old town but now like how it turned out.

[@rewboss]

The Römer was very heavily damaged indeed and had to be rebuilt -- here's what it looked like: www.frankfurt1933-1945.de/uploads/tx_frankfurt3345/hm_pwblickvomdom2.jpg The only building that survived intact was Haus Wertheim.

[@ThomasSchall]

@@rewboss everything was damaged. But the fassadestill stood. Look at the surrounding here: www.fr.de/bilder/2019/03/17/11861186/1979122355-roemer-2iVLRJ5P1Sec.jpg

[@TheRealSwidi]

Hoechst interessant.

[@TheRealSwidi]

Look at him, living in Germany and complaining about the krauts..

[@Cobra-xo1nz]

visit the bahnhofsviertel

[@wiltrudfriesch6781]

3:43 but that Spiral stair is not historic and looks ugly.

[@ursuladorn2101]

Wo ist das Problem??

[@ichsagnix4127]

Du bist kein Tourist, du bist ein Mitbürger

[@maruia-bv5iz]

bahnhofsviertel maybe

[@linajurgensen4698]

No offense but if you consider every rebuilding to be fake you wouldn’t be able to visit any major German city at this point, since all German cities pretty much got bombed to ashes and needed rebuilding.

[@workaholica]

Frankfurt / Höchst == Stuttgart / Weil der Stadt ;)

[@siriosstar4789]

" the weather was pretty miserable " says a man from a country famous for its shitty weather . 😂

[@andrethoma5635]

Frankford!

[@slyparis2447]

Saint Anthony's Fire or gangrenous ergotism

[@mikeoyler2983]

I think you are being a bit harsh on Frankfurt. However, that was very nice of you to feature Höchst. I have been there and think the city in general could use a few more tourists. There are other parts of town that are a little rougher than what you showed.

[@tobiasmuth2372]

Why not visit? You shouldn't "only" visit this place... If you have enough time, you should also visit the other places!

[@lrd_ben5873]

Ist es nur mein Eindruck oder wird Höchst von jedem in unser Region immer als hässlich abgestempelt? Natürlich ist es nicht der schönste Stadtteil, aber es hat doch irgendwie einen Charm. Ich finde es gibt deutlich hässlichere Stadtteile

[@moboe7719]

Höchst ist ein geteilter Stadtteil. Extrem schön am Mainufer, von der Nieder Wörthspitze aus kommend, mit der Fähre Richtung Schwanheimer Düne und Stadtwald, Hausbooten, Yachthafen, mittelalterliche Gebäude, Bolongaropalast und -garten und der Schiffsmeldestelle als Strandbar fühlt es sich an wie eine Urlaubsmetropole. Ausserdem gibt es absolut keinen Fluglärm, obwohl der Flughafen sehr nah ist. Ein absolutes Alleinstellungsmerkmal in Frankfurt. Direkt neben dem Altstadtidyll ist es allerdings in einigen Ecken nicht mehr ganz so hübsch. Trotzdem insgesamt ein sehr interessanter und heterogener Spot! Bisher noch ein Geheimtipp!

[@MrTunwarm]

I spend a lot of time in frankfurt, the altstadt has been recreated faithfully as it was prior to the wanton vandalism ordered by Arthur butcher Harris. In the more recent rebuild, the stone used was discovered in various properties and purchased by Stadt Frankfurt for inclusion in the buildings as they would have been back in the day, das Haus die goldene waager has the same window arches that it had previously. One property on the Römer is completely original, and that is Haus Wertheim on the southwest corner. Despite the destruction of the Römer it escaped with only minor damage. Der Römer was originally also the market square for medieval Frankfurt, so the gathering of large groups of people would have been common place, as well as the sounds of carts and people shouting. Höchst is beautiful. The restaurants there have splendid menus and a good choice of beer. Enjoy Frankfurt, it may not be original but it dies try to be authentic

[@arnoldhau1]

Maybe. But for a town of that stature in older days it is just ridiculous. A few reconstructed houses on a square. That is it... I expected at least one quarter of old houses, narrow streets.. well I was really disappointed.

[@MrTunwarm]

@arnoldhau1 let's not forget, it took until the 80's to rebuild the east side of the square. And that cost millions of marks back then, the new old town cost twice as much in relation. There are plans to rebuild and extend the old town further but that does cost money

[@rolandwittig9098]

Yes, it is fake,... but in 500 year or so,... it will not matter much. ;-)

[@sasmiain3323]

0:19 like the ones right behind you?

[@dorisschneider-coutandin9965]

To say that the Römberg area and the Neue Altstadt of Frankfurt are fake is just a bit too much. They are not the original medieval buildings, true, because of WW II bombing. They are reconstructions, rebuilds, but very, very good ones, done as carefully and with as much authenticity as possible. I would still recommend these places to any visitor.

[@ArfurDaley]

I dislike Frankfurt as on my last visit I took a wrong turning and ended up in the Red Light District so the next day I avoided the city altogether and visited Wiesbaden instead which was well worth the trip. Next time Höchst looks worth visiting!

[@simonsaysno]

The problem with Frankfurt's Old Town is not that it was reconstructed. The problem is rather that it wasn't rebuilt authentically. The same goes for Dresden. In Poland, they have managed to do it properly, but the Germans for some reason must always add ugly modernist buildings. Höchst is a lovely place though!

[@K__a__M__I]

Because fire safety, accessibility and building regulations are a thing today. And it is a thousand times better than what was there before.

[@MegaCooliam]

Poland only has a handful of cities, germany's cities each took a different approach. Dresden looks 100% authentic, so does heidelberg, Freiburg and many more. I agree that the full authentic rebuild should be the way to go.

[@simonsaysno]

@@K__a__M__I Dude I’m not talking about fire safety, I am talking about adding modernist eye sores to what would otherwise be a beautiful reconstructed old town.

[@patrickreuvekamp]

@@MegaCooliam Dresden 100% authentic? Not if you look at the buildings properly. And Heidelberg looks authentic because for the most part it actually is.

[@johaquila]

That "some reason" is called corruption.

[@harenterberge2632]

Your title is too long. Let me fix that for you: don't visit Frankfurt.