Willy-Brandt-Platz

Willy-Brandt-Platz
View of the square from the Main Tower
Former name(s)
  • Gallustor
  • Theaterplatz
NamesakeWilly Brandt
TypeSquare
LocationFrankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Coordinates50°6′33″N 8°40′26″E / 50.10917°N 8.67389°E / 50.10917; 8.67389

The Willy-Brandt-Platz is a central square in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. Its name was Theaterplatz (Theatre square) until 1992, when it was named after Willy Brandt, the former chancellor. It is located between the Main Station and the Altstadt, at the Frankfurter Anlagenring, and is part of the so-called Bankenviertel. Major buildings are the Städtisches Opern- und Schauspielhaus, the municipal theatre that opened in 1963,[1][2] and the Eurotower skyscraper. Below the square are the U-Bahnhof Willy-Brandt-Platz and the Theatertunnel street tunnel.

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