"European Central Bank" Top 5 Page for this destination Frankfurt am Main Things to Do Tip by Nemorino

Since you are going to the Frankfurt Opera anyway (well you are, aren't you?), you can have a glance on your way in at the provisional headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in the Eurotower on Willy-Brandt-Platz, just opposite the new opera house.

The European Central Bank established its headquarters here in Frankfurt in 1998. According to its website, the ECB is "the central bank for Europe's single currency, the euro. The ECB's main task is to maintain its purchasing power and thus price stability in the euro area. The euro area comprises the 12 European Union countries that have introduced the euro since 1999."

The ECB has a bookshop on the ground floor, but is otherwise not open to the public.

The ECB is starting to build a whole new complex of buildings on the site of the former Grossmarkthalle (wholesale market) on Frankfurt’s east side, by the Main River. They are planning to move into the new buildings in 2009.

Address: Eurotower, Kaiserstraße 29, Frankfurt am Main
Directions: Opposite the Frankfurt Opera on Willy-Brandt-Platz, formerly Theaterplatz.

Subway U1, U2, U3, U4 or U5, tram 11 or 12 to Willy-Brandt-Platz.
Website: http://www.ecb.int/ecb/html/index.en.html

• Updated Jun 7, 2005
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