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Cover: Frankfurt - outline of a residential tower from 1240

Address:
Römerberg 29, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Category:
Info
City:
Frankfurt For all signs in Frankfurt
Country:
Germany For all signs in Germany
Shape:
Rectangle
Material:
Metal
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Builder:
Year:
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Tags:
Gilded


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On the cover:
UMRISS DES UNVOLLENDETEN
SPÄTSTAUFISCHEN WOHNTURMS UM 1240

DURCHMESSER DES FUNDAMENTS 21,75m
MAUERSTÄRKE 6m GEPLANTE HÖHE ca 45m
GRÖSSTER STAUFISCHER TURM DEUTSCHLANDS.
VORBILDER IM FRANZÖSISCHEN KRONLAND
Photography:
2024
McCartney
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Comments:
The cover, located in the Römerberg area, indicates the outline of an unfinished 13th-century residential building that was supposed to be the tallest in Germany.

Translation of the text on the cover:
OUTLINE OF THE UNFINISHED
LATE STAUFFIC RESIDENTIAL TOWER AROUND 1240

FOUNDATION DIAMETER 21.75m
WALL THICKNESS 6m PLANNED HEIGHT approx. 45m
LARGEST STAUFFIC TOWER IN GERMANY.
ROLE MODELS IN THE FRENCH CROWN LAND

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