Aerial photo Prof. hc Dr.-Ing. Philipp Meuser
Public tours in the historic Wholesale Market Hall / ECB
in cooperation with the Martin Elsässer Foundation
Our dates: Friday 11 April, Friday 13 June at 4 p.m. Dates for the second half of the year will be announced. Duration approx. 90 minutes, cost pp 20,- €
Registration at info@frankfurter-architektouren.de
100 Years of 'Neues Frankfurt' – This anniversary will be celebrated in 2025. It is also exactly 100 years since the architect Martin Elsaesser began work on his largest project: the Frankfurt wholesale market hall.
To mark these two anniversaries, we will be offering guided tours of the former wholesale market hall in 2025, which will focus in particular on this historic building, but will also on the 'Neues Frankfurt' project and the person of Martin Elsaesser and his work in Frankfurt.
Of course, the history of the wholesale market hall also includes its current use as part of the European Central Bank. During our tour of the hall's ground floor, we will also inform you about the hall's transformation by the architects COOP Himmelb(l)au, the concept and architecture of the ECB's headquarters. (No, a visit to the towers the ECB is unfortunately not part of our tour.)
After receiving the confirmation of participation, please transfer your participation fee no later than 2 weeks before the tour, stating the date of the tour and your name to Frankfurt's leading architects (Paul-Martin Lied), Account IBAN DE47 5135 0025 0205 0873 53.
The group size is limited to 25 people. To register, we need your name as it appears on your ID card or passport. You must bring the relevant document with you to the tour for security checks. Anyone arriving without an ID or passport cannot take part in the tour. The security checks at the entrance to the ECB are the same as those at the airport.
Once you have passed the inspection, you can feel very safe and look forward to gaining insights into a very special building.