Thursday, 20 December 2012

A view of Frankfurt in the 1880s and today

The skyline of the bustling German city of Frankfurt am Main is today dominated by skyscrapers. But the view from the river towards the Kaiserdom has not changed very much during the last 120 years or so:

On this 1880s photo you can see the tower of the Kaiserdom and the Eiserne Steg pedestrian bridge, which was built in  1869. The interesting stone formations in the foreground were probably used for building purposes.

The same view in 2007, from a somewhat closer distance. The pedestrian bridge is still there.
(image by wikipedia)

2 comments:

  1. I love seeing old photographs. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Anthony,
    I also like old like old photographs. That's why you can find quite a few on my blog.

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