Frankfurt am Main: Quick Facts

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Son of Iran's shah receives 'Freedom Prize' in Frankfurt • Nov. 8, 2026, 1:34 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)

Germany news: Son of Iran's last shah takes center stage in Frankfurt • Nov. 7, 2026, 12:33 PM ET (Deutsche Welle)

Pioneering Jewish academy opens in Germany • Nov. 5, 2026, 7:01 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)

Protesters loot shops, 100 officers injured as riots spread to Germany • Nov. 1, 2026, 2:31 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Germany's Gen Z protests disrupted by violence on Saturday • Oct. 31, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)

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Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Römerberg

Large blue euro symbol statue surrounded by yellow stars stands in front of the European Central Bank headquarters skyscraper in Frankfurt, Germany.

Frankfurt am Main City Zoological Garden

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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Travel to Germany's financial centre, Frankfurt am Main, to see its two-century-old stock exchange building

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Learn about the digitizing endeavor of the German National Library in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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