This tour takes you through Frankfurt's journey from a small castle to a global financial center. Frankfurt's rise owes its fortune to the River Main and the Holy Roman Empire, both of whom conspired to turn Frankfurt into the Imperial Trade Capital. Regular trade fairs meant a regular need for financing and debt payments, leading to increasingly sophisticated financial markets. By the 1850s, Frankfurt had continental Europe's most significant government debt market. The Cold War brought Germany's stock market from Berlin to Frankfurt, and today, it is home to the ECB and sophisticated derivatives clearinghouses.
This tour will take you to the origins of Frankfurt's trade fairs, its trade yards and market halls, and show you the Emperors that made them possible. Along the way, we will see how Frankfurt's securities exchanges moved across the city to their current location and discuss how Frankfurt's role as a financial hub has influenced the city's development, including an overview of some of its more famous skyscrapers and modern landmarks.
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Refunds will be accepted if you cancel at least 24 Hours in advance. In case of rebooking, I cannot guarantee availability for an alternative time.
