Frankfurt am Main. After only a few hours in the city, I was in love.
How could anyone see that without at least a little bit of awe?
Although I could list dozens of things I loved about the city, my favorite was the unique blend of old and new. One minute, we were standing in the heart of the city above, while only a short walk away is the historic Frankfurt Cathedral (below).
From the Frankfurt Cathedral’s bell tower, we stood in the old, and were dazzled by the new.
The strong gothic architecture provides such a stark contrast to the soaring skyscrapers; the old yields to the overpowering new.
These structures are the heights of their respective century’s technology. Truly, this cathedral, in which emperors of the Holy Roman Empire were coronated, must have struck pilgrims down in wonder. Today, the dizzying heights of the new buildings have the same sort of effect. Really, then, are these building contrasting? Or saying the same thing, in a different language?
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