Hauptwache (Frankfurt am Main)

Hauptwache
The Hauptwache and the plaza as seen from the Kaufhof's roof garden in 2010
Map
Former names
  • Paradeplatz (square)
  • Schillerplatz (square)
General information
StatusRebuild
TypeGuard building with guard rooms and prison
Architectural styleBaroque
LocationAltstadt
AddressAn der Hauptwache 15
Town or cityFrankfurt
CountryGermany
Coordinates50°06′48″N 8°40′44″E / 50.11333°N 8.67889°E / 50.11333; 8.67889
Current tenantsCafé (since 1905)[1]
Construction started1729 (1729)
Completed1730; 294 years ago (1730)
Opened1954 (rebuild)
Renovated1954
Destroyed1944 (1944)[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Johann Jakob Samhaimer[3][4]
Known forPrison for Schinderhannes[1][2]
Other information
Public transit access

The Hauptwache (Main Guardroom) is a central point of Frankfurt am Main and is one of the most famous plazas (German: An der Hauptwache) in the city. The original name Schillerplatz was superseded in the early 1900s. It lies to the west of Konstablerwache with both squares linked by the Zeil, the central shopping area of the city.

  1. ^ a b c Bittner, Matthias (29 June 2021). "Stadtteilgeschichte: Zehn Jahre ruhte der Cafebetrieb in der Frankfurter Hauptwache". fnp.de (in German). Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. ^ Rieb, Bruno (10 January 2020). "Schinderhannes – Christian Vogel entzaubert den Mythos". landbote.info (in German). Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Samhammer, Johann Jakob". Frankfurter Personenlexikon (in German). Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. ^ Gwinner, P.F. (1862). Kunst und Künstler in Frankfurt am Main: vom dreizehnten Jahrhundert bis zur Eröffnung des Städel'schen Kunstinstituts. Bibl. du Mis de Laborde (in German). J. Baer. p. 300. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2022.