Zeil
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Zeil |
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Frankfurt am Main | |
Use: |
Shopping street |
Creation: |
12th Century |
District: |
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Connection: |
Seilerstraße/Lange Straße, Friedberger Anlage, Breite Gasse, Konstablerwache, Stiftstraße, Liebfrauenstraße, An der Hauptwache |
Important crossroads and places: |
Biebergasse (West), Pfingstweidstraße (East) |
Important buildings and facilities: |
Kaufhof Zeil, Zeilgalerie, Karstadt Zeil, Bienenkorbhaus, Hessisches Oberlandesgericht, Zentrales Bürgeramt |
The Zeil is the most famous road in Frankfurt, Germany and Germany's most trafficed shopping street. The main part of the road is a pedestrian area and is bordered by two large plazas, Hauptwache in the West and Konstablerwache in the East. Normal automobile traffic is allowed on a stretch that continues east from the Konstablerwache.