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Tours in Frankfurt |
1st C AD City is founded by the Romans
794 Frankfurt (Franconovurd) is mentioned by Charlemagne in a deed of dedication
855 Election of Lothar II as king of Lothringen takes place in Frankfurt
1240 The Frankfurt Fair receives Imperial authorisation from Kaiser Friedrich II
1330 A spring fair is inaugurated by Kaiser Ludwig the Baier
1356 Frankfurt becomes the imperial election city. Emperors are crowned at the Church of St Bartholomew
1372 Frankfurt becomes a 'Free Imperial City' under Kaiser Karl IV
1402 Opening of the first exchange office in Frankfurt
1480 First Frankfurt book fair takes place on the Römerberg
1530 Opening of the first book printing presses signals the beginning of Frankfurt's role as a publishing centre
1562 Maximillian II is crowned king and Kaiser in Frankfurt's Kaiserdom
1585 Comparison of coin prices at the Autumn fair signals the beginnings of the Frankfurt Bourse
1614 Craftsmen and guilds led by Vincenz Fettmilch rebel against patrician rule in the 'Fettmilch' revolt
1749 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is born in Frankfurt
1759 French troops occupy Frankfurt during the Seven Year War
1806 Frankfurt made a Grand Duchy in the Napoleonic Empire
1816 The 'Free City' of Frankfurt joins the German League. The Bundestag is located in Frankfurt
1820 The first shares are traded on the Frankfurt Bourse
1833 Students, protesting against the Bundestag, storm the Frankfurter Wachen
1848 The first German National Assembly meets in St Paul's Church
1871 'Treaty of Frankfurt' signed at hotel 'Zum Schwan' marks the end of the Franco-Prussian war
1877-1914 Frankfurt develops into a modern industrial city
1914 University opens in Frankfurt
1927-29 The 'Römerstadt' or 'Frankfurt Example' is built to designs by Ernst May
1933 The National Socialists take power in the city
1936 The Rhine-Main Airport opens
1938 Reichspogrom-nacht sees the destruction of the city's synagogues
1943-44 The city centre and medieval streets are destroyed by Allied air attacks
1945 American troops occupy the city
1949 Bonn becomes the German capital. Frankfurt Book Fair re-opens
1957 The German Central Bank starts business in Frankfurt
1977 Construction of the street Museumsufer (Museum Embankment) from the Eiserner Steg to the Peace Bridge
1988 The Messeturm becomes a symbol of Frankfurt's economic muscle
1991 The European Monetary Institute relocates to Frankfurt
1997 Completion of the Commerzbank tower is completed. At 300m (984 ft), it is the tallest skyscraper in Europe
July 1998 European Central Bank starts business in Frankfurt
1999 Celebration of the 250th anniversary of Goethe's birth
794 Frankfurt (Franconovurd) is mentioned by Charlemagne in a deed of dedication
855 Election of Lothar II as king of Lothringen takes place in Frankfurt
1240 The Frankfurt Fair receives Imperial authorisation from Kaiser Friedrich II
1330 A spring fair is inaugurated by Kaiser Ludwig the Baier
1356 Frankfurt becomes the imperial election city. Emperors are crowned at the Church of St Bartholomew
1372 Frankfurt becomes a 'Free Imperial City' under Kaiser Karl IV
1402 Opening of the first exchange office in Frankfurt
1480 First Frankfurt book fair takes place on the Römerberg
1530 Opening of the first book printing presses signals the beginning of Frankfurt's role as a publishing centre
1562 Maximillian II is crowned king and Kaiser in Frankfurt's Kaiserdom
1585 Comparison of coin prices at the Autumn fair signals the beginnings of the Frankfurt Bourse
1614 Craftsmen and guilds led by Vincenz Fettmilch rebel against patrician rule in the 'Fettmilch' revolt
1749 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is born in Frankfurt
1759 French troops occupy Frankfurt during the Seven Year War
1806 Frankfurt made a Grand Duchy in the Napoleonic Empire
1816 The 'Free City' of Frankfurt joins the German League. The Bundestag is located in Frankfurt
1820 The first shares are traded on the Frankfurt Bourse
1833 Students, protesting against the Bundestag, storm the Frankfurter Wachen
1848 The first German National Assembly meets in St Paul's Church
1871 'Treaty of Frankfurt' signed at hotel 'Zum Schwan' marks the end of the Franco-Prussian war
1877-1914 Frankfurt develops into a modern industrial city
1914 University opens in Frankfurt
1927-29 The 'Römerstadt' or 'Frankfurt Example' is built to designs by Ernst May
1933 The National Socialists take power in the city
1936 The Rhine-Main Airport opens
1938 Reichspogrom-nacht sees the destruction of the city's synagogues
1943-44 The city centre and medieval streets are destroyed by Allied air attacks
1945 American troops occupy the city
1949 Bonn becomes the German capital. Frankfurt Book Fair re-opens
1957 The German Central Bank starts business in Frankfurt
1977 Construction of the street Museumsufer (Museum Embankment) from the Eiserner Steg to the Peace Bridge
1988 The Messeturm becomes a symbol of Frankfurt's economic muscle
1991 The European Monetary Institute relocates to Frankfurt
1997 Completion of the Commerzbank tower is completed. At 300m (984 ft), it is the tallest skyscraper in Europe
July 1998 European Central Bank starts business in Frankfurt
1999 Celebration of the 250th anniversary of Goethe's birth
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