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The Römer (German surname, "Roman") is a medieval building in the Altstadt of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and one of the city's most important landmarks. The Römer is located opposite the Old St. Nicholas Church and has been the city hall ( Rathaus) of Frankfurt for over 600 years.
The New Frankfurt Old Town (also known as the Dom-Römer Quarter) is the centre of the old town of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, which was reconstructed from 2012 to 2018 as part of a major urban development project called the Dom-Römer Project (German: Dom-Römer-Projekt).
The Romer, or town hall, is considered one of Frankfurt’s most important historic buildings, named for the central building, Zum Romer which means ‘at the Roman’ – in reference to the Roman settlements which existed in the area before the founding of the city itself.
Frankfurt was a city state, the Free City of Frankfurt, for nearly five centuries, and was one of the most important cities of the Holy Roman Empire, as a site of Imperial coronations; it lost its sovereignty upon the collapse of the empire in 1806, regained it in 1815 and then lost it again in 1866, when it was annexed (though neutral) by the K...
In Frankfurt am Main: The contemporary city …famous old structures are the Römer (“the Roman”; formerly the site of the Holy Roman emperor’s coronation ceremonies and now Frankfurt’s city hall) and two other gabled houses on the Römerberg (the city square surrounding the Römer).
Frankfurt am Main. The photogenic Römer (old town hall) consists of three step-gabled 15th-century houses. In the time of the Holy Roman Empire, it was the site of celebrations during the election and coronation of emperors. Today it houses the office of Frankfurt’s mayor and serves as the registry office.
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English: The Roemer is Frankfurt am Main's city hall since 1405. Despite countless rebuildings and heaviest war destructions it remains to be one of the most history-charged german profane buildings due to its role during the election and coronation of the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.
