Dom-Römer Project

Reconstruction area of the Dom-Römer Project in Frankfurt's Altstadt, next to the Dom (in July 2015)

The Dom-Römer Project (German: Dom-Römer-Projekt) is a reconstruction project in the Altstadt (old town) of Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

It aims to revitalize the old town quarter between the Römerberg square and the Frankfurt Cathedral (Dom), that was occupied by the brutalist Technisches Rathaus[1] (Technical City Hall, built 1972–74) until its demolition in 2010/2011. In total, 35 buildings are projected until 2016, with 15 reconstructions of former old town buildings among them.[2]

Due to the heavy bombing of Frankfurt am Main in World War II with many timber-framed buildings, most of the city's old town was razed to the ground. The efforts to rebuild parts of it began in the 1950s with the Römer city hall and parts of the surrounding Römerberg square, and continued with the Ostzeile in the 1980s.

References

  1. ↑ Photos of the former Technisches Rathaus Frankfurt
  2. ↑ FAZ - Bedeutsame Altstadt-Häuser werden „qualitätvoll“ rekonstruiert (German)

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Coordinates: 50°06′38″N 8°41′06″E / 50.11056°N 8.68500°E / 50.11056; 8.68500

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