Curiosity Drive 🚐 :mastodon: on Nostr: (3/3) Domturm of St. Bartholomew’s Cathedral at 95m has witnessed coronation of ...

(3/3) Domturm of St. Bartholomew’s Cathedral at 95m has witnessed coronation of German emperors since 1356 (📷1); hence known as “Kaiserdom.” Alte Oper | Old Opera originally opened 1880; the post-war reconstruction re-opened for concerts in 1981 (📷2). More examples of historic architecture are dotted in & around the Aldstadt e.g. Palais Thurn und Taxis, built 1731–39 as imperial post HQ (📷3). Towers of “Mainhattan/ Bankfurt” have risen behind old façades (📷4).

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