The Guiollett-Denkmal is an obelisk of red sandstone tucked behind a high iron fence on the Taunusanlage. It marks the legacy of Jakob Guiollett, a Frankfurt mayor who directed the transformation of the city’s medieval defensive walls into…
Frankfurt Old Ramparts Walk
This peaceful green walk follows the zigzagging ring of parklands that replaced Frankfurt's medieval city walls in the nineteenth century. Along the way, we'll encounter hidden monuments, historic guard towers, and quiet ponds that offer a refreshing escape from the bustling modern city.
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1. Guiollett-Denkmal
2. Albert-Mangelsdorff-Weiher
The Albert-Mangelsdorff-Weiher sits as a sunken rectangular pond tucked into the landscaped green of the Anlagenring park. Water lilies cover much of the surface during the summer months, fed by a stone-rimmed fountain at the northern end.…
3. Eschenheimer Turm
The Eschenheimer Turm stands forty-seven meters tall, a lone stone cylinder topped with a pointed copper roof and four small turrets. It served as a major gatehouse in Frankfurt’s fourteenth-century fortifications. In eighteen oh three, a…
4. Hessendenkmal
The Hessendenkmal stands as a stone pillar crowned with a delicate, wrought-iron lantern. It marks the precise spot where the Hessian troops arrived to liberate Frankfurt from the French in seventeen ninety-two. Soldiers stationed at this…
5. Synagoge Friedberger Anlage
The Friedberger Anlage synagogue stands out for its curved, red sandstone facade that marks a sharp break from the surrounding residential blocks. Completed in nineteen oh seven, this building served the Adass Yeshurun community, a group…
6. Rechneigrabenweiher
The Rechneigrabenweiher is a small, rectangular pond tucked between the modern office buildings and older structures of the Innenstadt. It is the last remaining fragment of the medieval moat that once circled the city’s defensive walls.…