Großer Engel

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Großer Engel (Big Angel)
Römerberg, Altstadt
Frankfurt, September 2024

“The Großer Engel (Great Angel) is a historic building in Frankfurt am Main. It is the northernmost building in the ‘Ostzeile’ (East Row) that borders the Römerberg square, and is the leftmost building from a frontal viewer, with the address Römerberg 28. To the south, the building borders the Goldener Greif (Golden Griffin) building, and to the north, the Markt street opens up. To the east, the Großer Engel (Great Angel) is connected to the Kleiner Engel (Little Angel), so that the two buildings form a historically and architecturally cohesive complex. In 1562, the most ornate private building of the late Gothic period in Frankfurt was built, combining the two aforementioned plots and possibly also some older structures. As a corner house in the once densely built Markt street, with the cathedral rising behind it in the distance, the Große Engel in particular has been and remains one of the most frequently depicted and later photographed motifs of Frankfurt's old town ever since. During the Second World War, the Great and Little Angels were almost completely destroyed during the air raids on Frankfurt am Main, but were largely rebuilt true to the original in 1983-1984 during the reconstruction of the east side of the Römerberg.” (Großer und Kleiner Engel, Wikipedia)