Eiserner Steg, the iron bridge in Frankfurt

Beautiful view of this well-known bridge

Beautiful view of this well-known bridge

A good place to contemplate the city's skyline is the Eiserner Bridge, Popularly known as Iron bridge. It was built in 1868 as a new communication route with the southern part of the city and was originally a toll bridge where a small amount of money had to be paid to get to the other side of the river, which makes this construction in another historical element of importance in Frankfurt.

Although it is popularly known as the Iron Bridge, the material with which it was built was steel, although at the time of the creation of steel, iron was one of the most common metals in construction.

The Eiserner Steg is not the original bridge since in 1945 it was destroyed due to the constant bombardments that the city received by the allies. Years later it was completely restored and in that restoration an elevator was added.

If you are one of those who pay attention to everything, surely it will not cost you too much work to find a plaque where you will find an inscription in Greek belonging to the Odisea de Homer. In it you can read ????? ??? ?????? ?????? ?? ???????????? ?????????, which amounts to something like "Sailing over the dark sea towards people who speak another language".

This inscription condenses in a few words the desire that the residents of Frankfurt have always had to link the city center with other areas. On sunny days it is great to take a walk and enjoy its beautiful views.

Further information: Germany in Actualidadviajes


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