MAIN TOWER

Main Tower is named a er the nearby Main river. It is a 56-storey and 200 metres tall, soaring skyscraper located in the Innenstadt district of Frankfurt, Germany. It. e building extends further by 40 metres in height and is an impressive 240 metres tall when its antenna spire is included. e tower has ve underground oors and two public viewing platforms. It is the only skyscraper in Frankfurt with a public viewing observatory and is not only the fourth tallest building in the city but also the fourth, tied with Tower 185. e foyer of the building has two art pieces accessible to the public namely the video installation by Bill Viola called ‘ e World of Appearances’ and the wall mosaic by Stephan Huber called Frankfurter Treppe / XX. Jahrhundert which translates as Frankfurt’s Steps / 20th century in English. e building appears to be two towers that are connected to each other. e smaller of the two is of a cuboid shape which was a design common to 1970s architecture and the second and taller tower is circular with a complete blue glass exterior featuring the transmission tower on top.

to be the centre of cultural life in Frankfurt. It hosts numerous events and has a whole museum complex. Museumsufer or Museum Embankment received its name due to the number of museums which are located between Eiserner Steg and Friedensbrücke footbridges. e museum complex along the waterfront was opened in 1983. In the Museum of Applied Arts, visitors can observe art objects from Asia and Europe. Not far from this place, is the Ethnological Museum. e German Architecture Museum occupies a vanguard building. Guest will have a chance to get acquainted with the history of lm-making and also see an old German movie at the German Film Museum. Liebieghaus or the Sculpture Museum displays works by Greco-Roman artists, objects which date back to Ancient Egypt, and the Baroque. e Städel Museum , the Icon Museum, Communication Museum, Porticus, and Museum Giersch are also included in the complex. In spring, thousands of people come to enjoy the renowned Night of the