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What are the best places to visit in Frankfurt?

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Frankfurt is a metropolis of European finance, it is home to the most important stock exchange in Germany, the European Central Bank of many multinational companies. Best places to visit in Frankfurt are that it has the second airport in Europe and a prestigious university. Frankfurt is, at first glance, the city of the imposing skyscrapers where European money flows are regulated (it is ironically also called "Mainhattan" and "Bankfurt" by the Germans). This cosmopolitan metropolis (the city has inhabitants of 180 different nationalities and foreign residents represent 25% of the population) still retains important traces of its past as an imperial city, such as e.g. the carefully restored buildings of the Römerberg in the center. It is a fascinating city and the strong contrasts between old and new do not clash, on the contrary, they make this city unique. Frankfurt is also the birthplace of the great writer Johann Wolfgang Goethe (his birthplace is...