Without a doubt, Frankfurt is one of the most diverse metropolises in Germany. While the city used to be known mainly for its banks and was perceived as cold, its image has now completely changed.
1 / 1110 Books about the metropolis of Frankfurt am Main. From city breaks to history, read about Frankfurt that you may not have known before. (Symbolic image) © Blatterspiel/JanHuebner/Imago2 / 11The book "100 x Frankfurt" offers a unique view of urban society by linking objects from the collection of the Historisches Museum Frankfurt with multi-layered stories, each representing an era. The 100 selected objects represent significant events and prominent personalities from a period of over 1,000 years and contribute to the collective memory of the city. © SocietätsVerlag3 / 11"Frankfurt mit Kind" is a handbook and city guide that is specially tailored to the needs of families with children up to the age of twelve. It offers an extensive leisure planner with great tips on leisure activities, information on counselling, education and care services as well as useful shopping tips and much more. The book is an indispensable reference work for Frankfurt families and those who want to become one. © SocietätsVerlag4 / 11Frankfurt without its approximately 300 water houses would be unthinkable, like Munich without the English Garden or Hamburg without a port. Samy, whose parents came to Frankfurt from Yugoslavia in the 1970s, is the tenant of a water house on Frankenallee in Frankfurt's Gallus district. In an in-depth conversation with Jürgen Roth, Samy discusses the aesthetics, economics and sociology of the pump room and tells incredible, hilarious and deeply sad stories about this unique urban place. © SocietätsVerlag5 / 11Frankfurt is undoubtedly considered to be the most contrasting metropolis in Germany. While the city used to be synonymous with a cold banking metropolis, it has now completely changed its image. In this multilingual illustrated book, photographer Torsten Andreas Hoffmann shows the great diversity of the city and its many facets. © SocietätsVerlag6 / 11In their book, the authors take readers on an exciting discovery tour to 101 places in the new old town that were previously unknown. Despite the comparatively small size of the area, there are a variety of fascinating stories and details to discover that have not yet been told. With their work, the authors want to facilitate access to these hidden treasures and invite you to explore the old town on your own in an entertaining way. © SocietätsVerlag7 / 11Clara Schumann (1819-1896) was not only the most important pianist of her time, but also a modern entrepreneur. After the early death of her husband, the composer Robert Schumann, she provided for the upkeep of her numerous family members through highly successful concert tours. Despite personal strokes of fate, she continued her life under the sign of art and mastered these challenges with flying colors. © SocietätsVerlag8 / 11The New Frankfurt is now almost as well known as the Bauhaus and is regarded as a unique avant-garde project. In contrast to the famous art school, however, the protagonists of the New Frankfurt pursued a practice-oriented design program that made the city the capital of modernism in just a few years. Their ambitious goal was to define universal norms in architecture, urban planning and design. © SocietätsVerlag
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Fancy a voyage of discovery?
My Area9 / 11The Palmengarten, which was once founded as a civic institution, celebrates its 150th birthday. The attachment of the people of Frankfurt to "their garden" remains unbroken to this day. Nevertheless, the garden has always evolved and changed over time. © SocietätsVerlag10 / 11By walking attentively through the streets and alleys of a city, we can reshape our image of it. In Frankfurt, for example, there is much more to discover than just banks and Germany's largest airport. It may be surprising, but in fact, 45 percent of the city's area is designated as protected landscape areas. In addition, alternative economists are working on a financial system beyond capitalism and volunteers are involved in the rehabilitation of addicts. © SocietätsVerlag11 / 11There are numerous possibilities for a short trip to the Rhine-Main area and beyond. An interesting idea would be a journey in the footsteps of the history of democracy, which sheds light on the revolutionaries of the Vormärz and the revolutionary year 1848. This is particularly appropriate in 2023, when the 175th anniversary of the National Assembly in St. Paul's Church, the first freely elected German parliament, is a good idea. ©
The renowned Societäts-Verlag has long shaped the cultural and literary life of the region and beyond. With a wide range of topics, from crime novels and hiking guides to cultural history and socio-political debates, the publishing house offers a varied, captivating and experience-oriented book program. Read about a Frankfurt am Main that you may not know yet.
