Social Architecture: The Frankfurt Kitchen
February 7, 2026
A notable work of both art and utility lives on In the V&A Museum’s vast storehouse,
A notable work of both art and utility lives on In the V&A Museum’s vast storehouse,
Dozens of museums, rich history, unusual harbor- and streetscapes: A week in Hamburg can be its own reward.
Frankfurt has a reputation as Europe’s business capital, but Jonathan L shows us how much more it is than just that!
As a number of Gumbo readers figured out, Gumbo’s latest “Where Was” was Frankfurt am Main, Germany’s economic capital and home, as the giant Euro
Corfu International Airport, one of those to be managed by Fraport . Photo: Jean Housen / Wikimedia In one of the first effects of the Greek bailout deal, which requires Greece to privatize many public facilities, Fraport,…
Scene of the coronation of Holy Roman Emperors for a thousand years.
Or, some would have it, where Frankfurt really worships. It’s outside the former home of the European Central Bank, which has moved to new quarters.
These buildings are reproductions of war-destroyed 13th and 14th century originals. They now mostly house cafes.
This near-Bulwinkle is on display outside Frankfurt’s Museum of Caricature.
Market hall at Frankfurt’s Terminal 3, now under construction. There seems to be a wave of airport building and airport expansion across the globe these