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

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Күн бұрын

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@nadomedia
@nadomedia Жыл бұрын
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
@zalba5710 Жыл бұрын
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
@MichaEl-rh1kv Жыл бұрын
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
@zalba5710 Жыл бұрын
@@MichaEl-rh1kv the worst part is that they didn’t even do the facades right.
@FlubberFrosch
@FlubberFrosch Жыл бұрын
@@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
@olafgogmo5426 Жыл бұрын
@@zalba5710 Every reconstruction is kind of Disneyland!
@miwi9883
@miwi9883 Жыл бұрын
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.
Жыл бұрын
there is not one mediaval building in this new build part. they are mostly barock.
@miwi9883
@miwi9883 Жыл бұрын
@ 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
@rolandwittig9098 Жыл бұрын
@ Heidelberg for example was totally destroyed,... not ww2, but almost nothing left of what is medieval also.
@xenoplas
@xenoplas Жыл бұрын
@@rolandwittig9098 that's true for the upper floors, however the medieval cellar structure is mostly preserved
@enid9911
@enid9911 2 ай бұрын
I love the 70s architecture and I am not even biased because I was born in the 90s. These old towns in Germany give me hillbilly vibes and I am right because I live in one of those and the people are not friendly most of the time.
@prasongkantanee7195
@prasongkantanee7195 Жыл бұрын
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
@Quotenwagnerianer Жыл бұрын
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
@capslock9031 Жыл бұрын
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
@DerMannInDerWand 10 ай бұрын
@@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.
@quarkheinz4917
@quarkheinz4917 Жыл бұрын
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.
@Jefferson111DEXIT
@Jefferson111DEXIT Жыл бұрын
Tell the truth about your Frankfurt: It's dangerous, it's full of beggars, people from Africa, Arabs, Eastern Europeans...dangerous...
@hyperulf
@hyperulf Жыл бұрын
So true, the market is the best one in Frankfurt Imho
@soundscape26
@soundscape26 Жыл бұрын
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
@PunkHerr Жыл бұрын
Thanks for reminding that!
@idlebrit
@idlebrit Жыл бұрын
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
@gostaknochenhauer3978 Жыл бұрын
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
@shahlabadel8628 Жыл бұрын
share the same sentiment. Please more of this .
@sagancmbp
@sagancmbp Жыл бұрын
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
@TeeManie Жыл бұрын
Höchst interessant!
@juliaclaire42
@juliaclaire42 Жыл бұрын
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
@TheSirPenguin Жыл бұрын
Haus Wertheym is the oldest Resturant in Frankfurt.
@felixw19
@felixw19 Жыл бұрын
Ich mag die "Timelapse" Kamerafahrten. Man merkt zwar, dass die Kamera dabei nicht stabilisiert ist, aber das gibt dem ganzen auch einen gewissen Charme
@gerryphilly53
@gerryphilly53 Жыл бұрын
What a great reminder that when traveling one can find beautiful and interesting things off the beaten path. Höchst certainly looks worth a visit.
@richardwelf3685
@richardwelf3685 Жыл бұрын
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)
@genegreen9613
@genegreen9613 Жыл бұрын
I was stationed Hoechst 1961-1963. Happy to see what you showed which is quite different from what I remember.
@tobeytransport2802
@tobeytransport2802 Жыл бұрын
Many old buildings in Canterbury are re-constructions like this too!
@linajurgensen4698
@linajurgensen4698 Жыл бұрын
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.
@WhereIsDustin
@WhereIsDustin Жыл бұрын
I’ve recently discovered your amazing channel while visiting Frankfurt Germany 🇩🇪 and I thank you 🙏 for all your educational information!😊
@WrldVoyagr
@WrldVoyagr Жыл бұрын
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).
@Danny30011980
@Danny30011980 Жыл бұрын
Alt Schwanheim also has half timbered houses You can get there by hopping on the 12 tram
@jim7544
@jim7544 3 ай бұрын
Guess what, many of the world's "historic sites" are " restored" - that is, basically new. At least these folks dod a good job.
@randombystander5324
@randombystander5324 Жыл бұрын
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.
@AK-kq8xq
@AK-kq8xq Жыл бұрын
Hi. Wenn man auf Besichtigungstour in Hoechst unterwegs ist, sollte man auch den Peter Behrens Bau im Industriepark besuchen.
@michaelz.7140
@michaelz.7140 Жыл бұрын
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
@AbhijeetBorkar Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Definitely worth visiting small places instead of big cities.
@Angelrat666
@Angelrat666 6 ай бұрын
It's not fake, It's a recreation and as a born Frankfurt guy I love it. It's just beautiful.
@wattsefakk9593
@wattsefakk9593 Жыл бұрын
The coat of arms of the town I live in contains the "Manzer Rad" too. (Viernheim)
@adeleassouline529
@adeleassouline529 Жыл бұрын
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 !!😂
@thewatchmen4920
@thewatchmen4920 Жыл бұрын
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
@farmerjunge Жыл бұрын
Höchst is one of the shittiest places to live in FFM, except the historical center, its very ugly with creepy ppl
@1989Nihil
@1989Nihil 11 ай бұрын
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.
@dagmarvandoren9364
@dagmarvandoren9364 Жыл бұрын
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
@RaoulKunz1
@RaoulKunz1 Жыл бұрын
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
@derpapito1391 Жыл бұрын
For timbered frame overkill I can recommend Limburg/Lahn, not too far away
@thomasb7464
@thomasb7464 Жыл бұрын
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.
@stuckonautomatic
@stuckonautomatic Жыл бұрын
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.
@wolfie854
@wolfie854 8 ай бұрын
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.
@haukemurr3455
@haukemurr3455 Жыл бұрын
Good to see you on the move again!
@tillappelhans4985
@tillappelhans4985 Жыл бұрын
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.
@EdEditz
@EdEditz Жыл бұрын
Excellent video Andrew. A nice trip to take on this rather dull sunday :)
@2712animefreak
@2712animefreak Жыл бұрын
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.
@RickDeckard6531
@RickDeckard6531 Жыл бұрын
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.
@claudiafromgermany1674
@claudiafromgermany1674 Жыл бұрын
The atmosphere of the Christmas market in Höchst is wonderful.
@thomasbaader6629
@thomasbaader6629 11 ай бұрын
Reconstruction is not "fake".
@FlatDerrick
@FlatDerrick Жыл бұрын
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
@FlorianBaumann Жыл бұрын
I lived in Unterliederbach for some years which is the neighbour district and we called the Industriepark the one big snow canon.
@AleaumeAnders
@AleaumeAnders Жыл бұрын
"And I strive to not be an average tourist". Andreas, you are sooo germanized :D
@Ehrentraud
@Ehrentraud Жыл бұрын
When I saw the title, I new it would be about Höchst!
@Manuel-gr2sv
@Manuel-gr2sv Жыл бұрын
Same
@vornamenachname823
@vornamenachname823 Жыл бұрын
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 🌻
@MiguelAndradeNavarro
@MiguelAndradeNavarro 7 ай бұрын
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.
@lustwaffe9000
@lustwaffe9000 Жыл бұрын
As if thats not the case with London. Besides, London has way more tourists anyways.
@michaelburggraf2822
@michaelburggraf2822 Жыл бұрын
That was a pretty small cart in relation to the amount of noise 😅 Thank you for this interesting suggestion.
@NicolaW72
@NicolaW72 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for this beautiful Trip Report!🙂👍
@EppelheimTV
@EppelheimTV Жыл бұрын
I also like travelling around a city by tram or bus when I'm not in a hurry for the same reasons.
@ArmandoBellagio
@ArmandoBellagio Жыл бұрын
Funny to see it here. I actually grew up nearby in Frankfurt-Griesheim and went to school in Höchst for a couple of years.
@Scandbro
@Scandbro 3 ай бұрын
You are the furste englishspeaking youtube WHO can pronounce the letter ö correctly. Well done
@rockerjim8045
@rockerjim8045 Жыл бұрын
If you want to see a stunning place try Fussen in Bavaria.
@AviationVid
@AviationVid Жыл бұрын
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.
@jennyhazel329
@jennyhazel329 Жыл бұрын
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.
@peterbrown6224
@peterbrown6224 Жыл бұрын
Thank you - all the time that I lived in Frankfurt, I knew of Hoechst, but just assumed that it was an industrial wasteland.
@capslock9031
@capslock9031 Жыл бұрын
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.
@thaitom6410
@thaitom6410 Жыл бұрын
"It was a welcome change from all the krauts..." LOL
@EElgar1857
@EElgar1857 Жыл бұрын
Excellent; I want to go!
@HelloOnepiece
@HelloOnepiece Жыл бұрын
Next video: Höchst has too much tourists XD
@adeleassouline529
@adeleassouline529 Жыл бұрын
😆😆😆
@tiro0oO5
@tiro0oO5 6 ай бұрын
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
@abgekippt
@abgekippt Жыл бұрын
This looks more interesting than the Hoechst industrial park, which I have only seen so far 🤔
@germanchris4440
@germanchris4440 Жыл бұрын
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.
@hassanalihusseini1717
@hassanalihusseini1717 Жыл бұрын
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...
@yusufturner1971
@yusufturner1971 27 күн бұрын
Point taken, but since most German City centres were flattened by the allies bombing in WW2, what choice did they have? Höchst went bankrupt in 1929, which meant it had to apply to join its enemy Ffm! 😂 I am a former Sossenheim resident so I spent many years in and around Höchst, with the regular Chemical Alarms! 😆 However for the MTK losing Höchst to Ffm, left the Main Taunus Kreis without their Administrative Centre, this is why all roads from the MTK lead to Höchst! 😊 Greetings from the sunny Ostend in Ffm! Keep going I like your vids, always very interesting! 🙏🏼 👍🏽👋🏽
@diegocallejon9743
@diegocallejon9743 Жыл бұрын
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)
@phosphoros60
@phosphoros60 Жыл бұрын
Höchst - it doesn't get höher...
@Goldkehlchen20
@Goldkehlchen20 Жыл бұрын
🤣
@FlorianBaumann
@FlorianBaumann Жыл бұрын
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.
@aaron2709
@aaron2709 Жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@perguto
@perguto 3 ай бұрын
Hasn't almost everything medieval been repaired, renovated and rebuilt over the course of centuries to the point where it's basically the ship of Theseus? From that point of view, it's hardly much more "fake" than other old towns
@kacperwoch4368
@kacperwoch4368 Жыл бұрын
I've got one more reason to visit Frankfurt then.
@frankfurtrob866
@frankfurtrob866 Жыл бұрын
I see someone decided to photobomb your take " look ma I'm on TV" 🤣
@enid9911
@enid9911 2 ай бұрын
I don't think this is an alternative because both Höchst and the old town square you were at the beginning of the video are small, so you can visit both.
@tungurahua8257
@tungurahua8257 Жыл бұрын
3:12 The definition of irony: an Englishman complaining about bad weather 😂
@hubertbreidenbach
@hubertbreidenbach Жыл бұрын
Best Blooper To Date
@dorisschneider-coutandin9965
@dorisschneider-coutandin9965 Жыл бұрын
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.
@GB-bk1nv
@GB-bk1nv Жыл бұрын
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.
@pascalfriedmann1479
@pascalfriedmann1479 Жыл бұрын
I would just go to Offenbach
@adeleassouline529
@adeleassouline529 Жыл бұрын
I went there yesterday
@brucequinn
@brucequinn Жыл бұрын
Nice!
@MuhammadShahbaz-b3u
@MuhammadShahbaz-b3u 6 ай бұрын
wow.... Love & Regards from Pakistan
@lrd_ben5873
@lrd_ben5873 Жыл бұрын
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
@moboe7719 Жыл бұрын
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!
@chrishalle1982
@chrishalle1982 Жыл бұрын
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.
@afknrogue9463
@afknrogue9463 3 ай бұрын
1:15 hes walking past my neighbors restaurant boat
@skippytheaustralian9438
@skippytheaustralian9438 Жыл бұрын
Now I know what to do with my Deutschland-Ticket.
@ulch11
@ulch11 Жыл бұрын
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
@rewboss Жыл бұрын
I've certainly considered that as a video.
@mikeoyler2983
@mikeoyler2983 Жыл бұрын
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.
@ThomasSchall
@ThomasSchall Жыл бұрын
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
@rewboss Жыл бұрын
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
@ThomasSchall Жыл бұрын
@@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
@Cobra-xo1nz
@Cobra-xo1nz Жыл бұрын
visit the bahnhofsviertel
@wiltrudfriesch6781
@wiltrudfriesch6781 Жыл бұрын
3:43 but that Spiral stair is not historic and looks ugly.
@tobiasmuth2372
@tobiasmuth2372 Жыл бұрын
Why not visit? You shouldn't "only" visit this place... If you have enough time, you should also visit the other places!
@maruia-bv5iz
@maruia-bv5iz Жыл бұрын
bahnhofsviertel maybe
@TheRealSwidi
@TheRealSwidi Жыл бұрын
Hoechst interessant.
@TheRealSwidi
@TheRealSwidi Жыл бұрын
Look at him, living in Germany and complaining about the krauts..
@ursuladorn2101
@ursuladorn2101 Жыл бұрын
Wo ist das Problem??
@sasmiain3323
@sasmiain3323 Жыл бұрын
0:19 like the ones right behind you?
@workaholica
@workaholica Жыл бұрын
Frankfurt / Höchst == Stuttgart / Weil der Stadt ;)
@andrethoma5635
@andrethoma5635 Жыл бұрын
Frankford!
@slyparis2447
@slyparis2447 Жыл бұрын
Saint Anthony's Fire or gangrenous ergotism
@ArfurDaley
@ArfurDaley Жыл бұрын
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
@simonsaysno Жыл бұрын
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
@K__a__M__I Жыл бұрын
Because fire safety, accessibility and building regulations are a thing today. And it is a thousand times better than what was there before.
@MegaCooliam
@MegaCooliam Жыл бұрын
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
@simonsaysno Жыл бұрын
@@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
@patrickreuvekamp Жыл бұрын
@@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
@johaquila Жыл бұрын
That "some reason" is called corruption.
@SlavicCoffee
@SlavicCoffee 5 ай бұрын
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
@Shiresia
@Shiresia 4 ай бұрын
Firstly, they are not all made of concrete. Secondly, in Lübeck hardly anything is being reconstructed. Thirdly, the difference is that in Frankfurt one developer built all the buildings, in Lübeck each house is built by a different owner. So your train of thought is more in the direction of fake. They are all new buildings, so something like "authenticity" plays no role here. The idea itself is absurd. And no, the project in Lübeck looks mostly mediocre to bad. But modern architecture cast in traditional forms has never been a success anywhere.
@ichsagnix4127
@ichsagnix4127 Жыл бұрын
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