Description / Blurb: The 1222 for the first time mentioned Old Bridge was las crossroads pointing the way for the development of the city.It bundled the pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela and Rome, enabled the electors to assemble for the election and coronation of the kings and emperors, and created the conditions for the Frankfurt fairs.With main station, motorway and airport, the Weckekreuz Frankfurt gained a new dimension in the 19th and 20th centuries.Today, the city is a trade fair center and international financial market.The Old Bridge represents the starting point of the sketched urban development. And it still, together with the Dom Tower, gives the city of Frankfurt its unmistakable character.The book goes from the Middle Ages to the current building design.
