The best running trails around the Main

Here you can let your soul dangle, look at the Main and pause for a moment.

The headquarters of the European Central Bank is located in the Ostend district of Frankfurt am Main. The European Central Bank (ECB) moved into the building complex at the end of 2014. It consists of three elements: the former Großmarkthalle from 1928, a 185-meter-high north tower and a 165-meter-high south tower, which together with an antenna on the north tower reach a total height of 201 meters and are also collectively referred to as the "Skytower", as well as an entrance structure that connects the hall and the towers. [1] The architect is Wolf D. Prix from Coop Himmelb(l)au.

Historical Age: The bridge was built around 1877 (twelve years after the harbor opened) and is today considered one of the oldest still preserved swing bridges in all of Germany. For this reason, the steel truss construction is an important cultural monument under strict heritage protection. Technical Dimensions & Function: The structure has a length of 37.50 meters, a width of 4.50 meters, and weighs around 54 tons. The original mechanical rotation mechanism ensured for decades that the bridge could be swung to the side at any water level to allow larger ships to pass into the harbor basin. Modernization: After the historical rotation mechanism was irreparably damaged and jammed in 1996, the bridge was fundamentally reconstructed in 2009. The historical appearance of the top chords was preserved, while the outdated mechanics were replaced by a state-of-the-art hydraulic rotation system. Location & Significance: It connects the Stresemann-Ufer (Old Town side near the Hyatt Hotel) directly with the Victor-Hugo-Ufer on the upstream mole. Today, it serves exclusively as an important, highly frequented connection for pedestrians and cyclists and is an integral part of recreational routes such as the popular Mainzer Drei-Brücken-Weg.

With a total length of around 1,233 kilometers, the Rhine is one of the longest, most historically significant, and economically important rivers in Europe. The river originates in the Swiss Alps, where it is formed from the two headwaters, the Vorder- and Hinterrhein. After flowing through Lake Constance, it plunges down at the Rhine Falls near Schaffhausen and then, as the High Rhine, forms the border between Switzerland and Germany. Further on, as the Upper Rhine, it flows through the Upper Rhine Plain past major cities such as Karlsruhe and Ludwigshafen, as well as directly past the region of Mainz and Wiesbaden. In this area, the river makes a sharp turn west at the so-called "Rhine Knee" (Rheinknie) before reaching the spectacular Middle Rhine. This section between Bingen and Koblenz – known as the Upper Middle Rhine Valley (Obere Mittelrheintal) – has been protected as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2002 due to its density of castles, historic vineyards, and the legend of the Loreley rock. Via the Lower Rhine (Niederrhein) and the metropolitan regions of Cologne and Düsseldorf, the Rhine finally continues into the Netherlands. There it divides into a widely branched delta and finally flows into the North Sea near Rotterdam. As an international waterway, the Rhine is the logistical backbone of Western Europe. It connects major industrial centers and seaports directly with the hinterland, and is used annually by tens of thousands of cargo ships for the transport of coal, ores, containers, and chemical goods. In addition to its industrial function, the Rhine Valley serves as a lifeline for tourism, as a rich source of energy through hydropower plants, and as a valuable natural and recreational area for millions of people.

The water police (WSP) in the Mainspitze area are divided into two due to the state borders between Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate, with the distinctive building on the Kasteler Stromarm (Mainz-Kastel) playing a central role. The building in Mainz-Kastel (Hesse) Directly on the border between the Rhine and the Main, on the opposite side of Mainz's Old Town, is the headquarters of the Hessian water police. Location & Architecture: The station is located at Biebricher Straße 1. The building has recently been extensively and energetically renovated and solemnly reopened in June 2023. It serves not only as the seat of the departmental management and leadership group for all of Hesse, but also houses the Wiesbaden water police station. Special Feature: The station is "built right on the water" and coordinates operations on the Rhine and the Main from here. In the immediate vicinity on the Maaraue, there is also the mooring for the modern patrol boats.

With a height of 256.5 meters, it is the second tallest skyscraper in the European Union and, at the time of its completion from 1990, was the tallest skyscraper.

It's a large "Mechanical Sculpture", simply great.

In contrast to the neighboring Trianon skyscraper, the base building of the Deutsche Bank skyscraper does little to adapt to the existing urban environment. The mirrored base is lower than the neighboring buildings, but spreads out into the surrounding area over a large area. From the center of the complex (between the two towers), three components extend to the east, southwest, and northwest on an irregular floor plan. Both horizontally and vertically, the base building has numerous 45° angles. The two towers also have an irregular, but in both cases identical, floor plan with many 45° angles and are arranged point-symmetrically at a distance of 13 meters around the center of the complex.