While the Fountain of Justice might be the most famous Frankfurt attraction, the city has numerous statues and sculptures that celebrate the history and culture of the area. These pieces range from being traditional statues to modern sculptures, in forms that can be anything from whimsical to reflective.
One of the most famous of these is the Gutenberg Memorial, which was installed on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the invention of printing by movable type to celebrate its creator, Johannes Gutenberg. The Gothic-style sandstone structure has three massive statues up top, representing Gutenberg and his printers and patrons, Hans Fust and Peter Schöffer.
Goethe Monument is another one of the city’s most prominent attractions, and it sits at the center of Goethe Plaza, further showcasing how such pieces can literally define their surroundings. Visitors can appreciate one of the city’s most famous residents in a piece that also contains allegorical figures from the spheres of science and poetry.
These pieces have a history all of their own, but Frankfurt also contains modern pieces of art like the Hammering Man and Bull and Bear. These sculptures commemorate and celebrate a very different history in ways that are both innovative and playful. Visitors can and do climb up on the Bull and Bear sculptures for pictures, while a variety of other attractions encourage visitors to interact and experience with them in numerous ways.
The fifth-largest city in Europe doesn’t have attractions that typically make it to the top of “things to see in Germany” lists, but the attractions it does have helped it to become the most international city in the country. This significance can be seen directly and indirectly in pieces that sit amongst some of Europe’s tallest skyscrapers and the landmark buildings that survived or were rebuilt after World War II.
Just like the everyday art in other countries in Europe, the art and attractions that are spread across Frankfurt have provided visitors with an additional reason to explore the area and discover what makes it unique for them.
