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Frankfurt

Eschenheimer Turm

Eschenheimer Turm was a city gate, part of the late-medieval fortifications of Frankfurt am Main, and is a landmark of the city. The tower, which was erected at the beginning of the fifteenth century, is at once the oldest and most unaltered building in the largely reconstructed Frankfurter Neustadt, now better known as the .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: landmark of Frankfurt
  • Also known as: “Eschenheim Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Frankfurt Stock Exchange and Göpfert-Brunnen.

Marketplace
Photo: Mylius, GFDL.
The is the world's 3rd oldest and 12th largest stock exchange by market capitalization. It has operations from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm. is situated 250 metres southwest of Eschenheimer Turm.

Fountain
Photo: Karsten11, CC0.
is a fountain.

Photo: Simsalabimbam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Paul's Church in is a former church building used as an exhibition, memorial and meeting place. It was built between 1789 and 1833 to replace the medieval "Barfüßerkirche", which was demolished in 1786, and served as Frankfurt's main Protestant-Lutheran church until 1944, when it was replaced by St Catherine's Church. is situated 650 metres south of Eschenheimer Turm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bahnhofsviertel and Westend.

Suburb
Photo: Luisfff2812, CC BY 4.0.
The is a quarter of Frankfurt am Main, . It is part of the Ortsbezirk Innenstadt I. The was developed between 1891 and 1915.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Westend-Nord and Westend-Süd are two city districts of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The division into a northern and a southern part is mostly for administrative purposes as the is generally considered an entity.

Suburb
Sachsenhausen-Nord and Sachsenhausen-Süd are two quarters of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The division into a northern and a southern part is mostly for administrative purposes as is generally considered a single entity.

Eschenheimer Turm

Latitude
50.11695° or 50° 7′ 1″ north
Longitude
8.6797° or 8° 40′ 47″ east
Elevation
119 metres (390 feet)
Inception
1426—1428
Named after
Eschersheim
Open location code
9F2C4M8H+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 53671623
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
12382210
Wiki­data ID
Q883643
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Eschenheimer Turm” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “埃申海默塔”
  • Chinese: “愛捨海默塔”
  • Chinese: “愛舍海默塔”
  • Dutch: “Eschenheimer Turm”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ايشنهايمر تورم”
  • French: “Eschenheimer Turm”
  • German: “Eschenheimer Turm”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל שער אשנהיים”
  • Saterfriesisch: “Eschenheimer Touden”
  • Spanish: “Eschenheimer Turm”
  • Swedish: “Eschenheimer Turm”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Eschenheimer Turm”. Photo: Mylius, GFDL.